- la|dy-slip|per
- la|dy-slip|per «LAY dee SLIHP uhr», noun.= lady's-slipper. (Cf. ↑lady's-slipper)
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slip|per|y — «SLIHP uhr ee, SLIHP ree», adjective, per|i|er, per|i|est. 1. causing or likely to cause slipping: »A wet street is slippery. The steps are slippery with ice. 2. slipping away easily; difficult to catch … Useful english dictionary
slip|per|i|ly — «SLIHP uhr uh lee, SLIHP ruh », adverb. in a slippery manner … Useful english dictionary
slip|per|i|ness — «SLIHP uhr ee nihs, SLIHP ree », noun. slippery quality or condition: »the slipperiness of graphite … Useful english dictionary
slip|per|ing — «SLIHP uhr ihng», noun. a beating with a slipper: »... to give me a good slippering for my misbehavior (Herman Melville) … Useful english dictionary
slip|per|less — «SLIHP uhr lihs», adjective. without slippers: »His feet were slipperless, Eastern fashion (F. Marion Crawford) … Useful english dictionary
slip|per|wort — «SLIHP uhr WURT», noun. a tropical American plant of the figwort family; calceolaria … Useful english dictionary
slip|per — slip|per1 «SLIHP uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a light, low shoe that is slipped on easily: »She has pretty dancing slippers and comfortable bedroom slippers. 2. a person or thing that slips. –v.t. to hit or beat with a slipper. ╂[< slip1, verb +… … Useful english dictionary
slip·per — /ˈslıpɚ/ noun, pl pers [count] : a light, soft shoe that is easily put on and taken off and that is worn indoors called also (Brit) carpet slipper … Useful english dictionary
la|dy's-slip|per — «LAY deez SLIHP uhr», noun. 1. a wild orchid whose flower looks somewhat like a slipper; moccasin flower. It has a pouch shaped lip and is terrestrial, growing in temperate regions. 2. any one of various related plants bearing similar flowers,… … Useful english dictionary
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
