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slipper
1[slip-er]
slipper
2[slip-er]
adjective
slipper
/ ˈɪə /
noun
a light shoe of some soft material, for wearing around the house
a woman's evening or dancing shoe
informalcricket a fielder in the slip position
verb
informal(tr) to hit or beat with a slipper
Other Word Forms
- slipperlike adjective
- unslippered adjective
- ˈ adjective
- ˈ-ˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Instead, he has chosen to fight on, hawking pillows, sheets and slippers to pay his legal bills as he goes.
A silver Cuban link chain draped her neck, fuzzy slippers hugged her feet, her makeup precisely applied and nary a hair out of place — the embodiment of smooth.
Toothbrushes, slippers, hearing aids, walkers — all lost in the fire.
My parents, now retired in Brazil, had me bring various things from L.A.: headphones, soft toothbrushes, hair dryers, sleeping pills, heating pads, slippers, nasal sprays, art books, cashmere sweaters.
But rereading Grimm as an adult, particularly the scene where one stepsister cuts off her toes to fit the glass slipper, changed my view.
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