Phrase Hound found 73 phrases and 65 compound words that contain slide. The most common are listed below. Open slide in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 73
- slide-showAlternative spelling of slideshow: A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
- slide ruleAn analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.
- slide guitarA technique of playing guitar by sliding a metal tube, or (originally) a glass bottleneck, along the guitar strings to alter the pitch.
- water slideA recreational slide with water flowing down it to reduce friction, sometimes involving the participant sitting on a mat or raft and sometimes leading into a pool at the bottom.
- slip-and-slideA toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on.
- slide showsplural of slide show: A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
- slide projectorA device that projects an enlarged image of a photographic slide onto a screen.
- slide tacklea tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first
- death slideA slide with a vertical or near-vertical entrance that smoothly levels off, also known as a vertical drop slide.
- summer slideThe loss of academic skills and knowledge over the course of summer vacation.
- let slideTo let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action.
- slide valveA valve in a steam engine, designed to slide back and forth to cover and uncover the openings through which steam enters the cylinder.
- slide deckA slideshow: a set of slides for a presentation, either digital or physical.
- slide offTo leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.
- evacuation slideAn inflatable slide used to evacuate passengers from an aircraft.
- dark slideA plate that covers the sensitized emulsion side of a photographic plate.
- pick slideAn electric guitar playing technique in which the edge of the pick (plectrum) is scraped across two strings down the neck towards the nut, creating a descending scratching sound.
- power slideThe act of sliding with the wheels being driven.
- slide actionSynonym of pump action: A type of firearm action that uses a sliding handgrip to cycle the mechanism.
- slide phoneSynonym of slider phone: A style of mobile phone that allows an additional keypad to slide open for use.
- slide phonesplural of slide phone: A style of mobile phone that allows an additional keypad to slide open for use.
- slide plateA linear bearing that may be part of the expansion joints of bridges, high temperature horizontal ducts of water-tube boilers and other mechanical or structural engineering applications.
- slide restAn apparatus adapted to a turning lathe for carrying the cutting tool.
- slide rulesplural of slide rule: An analog calculator consisting of three interlocking strips marked with logarithmic scales, such that multiplication, division etc. can be performed by the equivalent of addition and subtraction.
- microscope slideA thin, rectangular piece of glass used to hold samples to be studied under a microscope
Compound words 65
- slideshowA presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
- sliderAgent noun of slide: that which slides.
- slitherTo move about smoothly and from side to side.
- backslideTo regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.
- rockslideA type of landslide characterized by falling rocks.
- slideoutA section of a recreational vehicle that can be extended from the main body of the vehicle when parked to form a separate room.
- snowslideAn avalanche of snow
- aslideSliding.
- slidometerAn instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway cars caused by sudden stopping.
- bogslideA rapid movement of saturated peat in (or from and moving out of) a bog, similar to a landslide or mudslide.