Noun Definition

slip

1.Definition: a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

Related Noun(s):sideslip

Category: General

2.Definition: a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

Related Noun(s):miscue, parapraxis

Category: General

3.Definition: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

Category: Plants

4.Definition: a place where a craft can be made fast

Related Noun(s):berth, moorage, mooring

Category: Places

5.Definition: a slippery smoothness

Related Noun(s):slick, slickness, slipperiness

Category: General

6.Definition: a small sheet of paper

"A receipt slip", "A withdrawal slip"

Category: Objects

7.Definition: a socially awkward or tactless act

Related Noun(s):gaffe, gaucherie, solecism

Category: General

8.Definition: a woman's sleeveless undergarment

Related Noun(s):chemise, shift, shimmy, teddy

Category: Objects

9.Definition: a young and slender person

"He's a mere slip of a lad"

Category: People

10.Definition: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall

"He blamed his slip on the ice", "The jolt caused many slips and a few spills"

Related Noun(s):trip

Category: General

11.Definition: an unexpected slide

Related Noun(s):sideslip, skid

Category: General

12.Definition: artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

Related Noun(s):strip

Category: Objects

13.Definition: bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow

Related Noun(s):case, pillowcase

Category: Objects

14.Definition: potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics

Category: General

15.Definition: the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)

Related Noun(s):elusion

Category: General