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Slide :: Slide (n.) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound..

Coast :: Coast (n.) To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice..

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress..

Toboggan :: Toboggan (v. i.) To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.

Travel :: Travel (n.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as, the travel of a slide valve..

Faucet :: Faucet (n.) A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil, etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such quantities as may be desired; -- called also tap, and cock. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide..

Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to relapse into slumber after being disturbed..

Runner :: Runner (n.) One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice.

Slide :: Slide (n.) That on which anything moves by sliding.

Slide :: Slide (n.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or parts along which it slides.

Slide :: Slide (n.) A slide valve.

Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To pass from one note to another with no perceptible cassation of sound.

Slidden :: Slidden () p. p. of Slide.

Slide :: Slide (n.) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to produce the tones between the fundamental and its harmonics.

Slider :: Slider (n.) One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine..

Guillotine :: Guillotine (n.) A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim..

Slide :: Slide (n.) A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern, stereopticon, or the like; a plate on which is an object to be examined with a microscope..

Slide :: Slide (v. t.) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question..

Slider :: Slider (n.) The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).

Horse :: Horse (a.) An iron bar for a sheet traveler to slide upon.

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