slipper

/S L IH1 P ER0/

noun

1
A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
syn:babouche pantofle
2
Such a shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom or house slipper.
“Get out of bed, put on your slippers, and come downstairs.”
3
A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).
syn:flip-flop sandal thong
4
A person who 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.

Synonyms

verb

adjective

1
Slippery
“O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope / Of mortal men. — Spenser.”

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