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Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To pass inadvertently.

Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..

Slit :: Slit () 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide.

Gunter Rig :: Gunter rig () A topmast arranged with metal bands so that it will readily slide up and down the lower mast.

Slither :: Slither (v. i.) To slide; to glide.

D Valve :: D valve () A kind of slide valve. See Slide valve, under Slide..

Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow slides down the mountain's side..

Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To fall from Christian faith into paganism, heresy, or unbelief; to backslide..

Link Motion :: Link motion () A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods, giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; -- used very generally in locomotives and marine engines..

Overslip :: Overslip (v. t.) To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity..

Slip :: Slip (n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide..

Slider :: Slider (a.) See Slidder.

Packing :: Packing (n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides..

Inflection :: Inflection (n.) A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the rising and the falling inflection..

Leaf :: Leaf (n.) Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger body by one edge or end; as : (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages upon its opposite sides. (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged, as of window shutters, folding doors, etc. (c) The movable side of a table. (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf. (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer. (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, es

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.

Slide :: Slide (n.) That on which anything moves by sliding.

Landslide :: Landslide (n.) The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc..

Slider :: Slider (n.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).

Recidivous :: Recidivous (a.) Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former condition or habit.

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