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slipper.

A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/Australia, UK/ˈslɪpəɹ/Canada, General-American[ˈslɪpɚ]Canada, General-American
  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.

    Get out of bed, put on your slippers, and come downstairs.
  3. A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).

    Hawaii · India · Kenya · Malaysia · Philippines · Singapore · US
  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.

    euphemistic
  10. A kind of bedpan urinal shaped somewhat like a slipper.

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/Australia, UK/ˈslɪpəɹ/Canada, General-American[ˈslɪpɚ]Canada, General-American
  1. slippery

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/Australia, UK/ˈslɪpəɹ/Canada, General-American[ˈslɪpɚ]Canada, General-American
  1. To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.

    Australia · New-Zealand · UK
Where this word comes from

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

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