English Explanatory Dictionary

slipper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
  2. A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.
  3. A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
  4. A person or creature that slips.
  5. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.
  6. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.
  7. A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib.
  8. A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper".
  9. The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment.
  10. A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.
adj
  1. slippery
verb
  1. To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.

Pronunciation

/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ en-au-slipper.ogg /ˈslɪpəɹ/ [ˈslɪpɚ] En-ca-slipper.oga

Word forms

slipper slippers more slipper most slipper slippering slippered

Etymology

From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.

Synonyms

pantofle flip-flop sandal thong

Derived words

ballet slipper beslipper carpet slipper harem slipper house slipper house-slipper hunt the slipper Japanese slipper Kentucky lady's slipper ladyslipper lady's slipper lady slipper opera slipper pink lady's slipper pipe-and-slipper ruby slipper slipper animalcule slipper chair slipperette slipper flower slipper gourd slipperless slipperlike slipper limpet slipper lobster slipper orchid slipper-orchid slipper satin slipper sock slipper spoon slipperwort southern lady's slipper toilet slipper yellow lady's slipper
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