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Slide :: Slide (n.) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics.

Top :: Top (n.) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting..

Sliding :: Sliding (a.) That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.

Shoot :: Shoot (n.) An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course..

Slidder :: Slidder (v. t.) To slide with interruption.

Faucet :: Faucet (n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide..

Slide :: Slide (n.) That which operates by sliding.

Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey gently or secretly.

Slip :: Slip (v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar..

Slip :: Slip (n.) To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip..

Outslide :: Outslide (v. i.) To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding..

Skip :: Skip (n.) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock..

Lapse :: Lapse (v. i.) To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a fault by inadvertence or mistake.

Slide :: Slide (n.) A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding over it.

Toboggan :: Toboggan (v. i.) To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.

Lap :: Lap (n.) The amount by which a slide valve at its half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone, lap refers to outside lap. See Outside lap (below)..

Slide :: Slide (n.) An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, esp. one constructed on a mountain side for conveying logs by sliding them down..

Backslide :: Backslide (v. i.) To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.

Slidden :: Slidden () p. p. of Slide.

Launch :: Launch (v. i.) To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to set afloat; as, to launch a ship..

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