noun Download 🔗Share A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily. Examples : "After a long day, she kicked off her shoes and put on her comfortable slippers. " wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Such a shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom or house slipper. Examples : "Get out of bed, put on your slippers, and come downstairs." wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal). Examples : "He wore his rubber slippers to the beach. " wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who slips. Examples : "The little boy was a slipper on the ice, falling down several times during his trip to school. " person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of apron or pinafore for children. Examples : "To protect her new dress while painting, Lily wore one of Grandma's old slippers that covered her entire front. " wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel. Examples : "The teamster carried extra slippers to use on the wagon wheels when descending steep hills, preventing the wagon from rolling away too quickly. " vehicle machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and permit adjustment; a gib. Examples : "The old machine's guide rail was worn, so we replaced the slippers to ensure smooth and accurate movement. " technical machine part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A form of corporal punishment where the buttocks are repeatedly struck with a plimsoll; "the slipper". Examples : "My grandpa threatened to give me the slippers if I didn't stop teasing my sister. " action body family style tradition society culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The plimsoll or gym shoe used in this form of punishment. Examples : "The headmaster kept a pair of canvas slippers in his office for administering corporal punishment. " wear item education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
