slide

nouns

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

microscope slide, slide

(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

slide

domain category

a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

is a type of (narrower)

a movement downward

(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

"the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"

slide, swoop

plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

"his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"

coast, glide, slide

a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector

lantern slide, slide

sloping channel through which things can descend

chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough

move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

"the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

skid, slew, slide, slip, slue

is derived from

to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

"They slid through the wicket in the big gate"

slide, slither

is derived from

see also

move smoothly along a surface

"He slid the money over to the other gambler"

slide

is a type of (narrower)

cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"