Anti
() A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of |
Anti-American
(a.) Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the genius of American institutions. |
Anti-federalist
(n.) One of party opposed to a federative government |
Anti-Gallican
(a.) Opposed to what is Gallic or French. |
Anti-trade
(n.) A tropical wind blowing steadily in a direction opposite to the trade wind. |
Slip
(n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping |
Slip
(n.) To slide |
Slip
(n.) To move or fly (out of place) |
Slip
(n.) To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding |
Slip
(n.) To err |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly |
Slip
(v. t.) To omit |
Slip
(v. t.) To cut slips from |
Slip
(v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place |
Slip
(v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely |
Slip
(n.) The act of slipping |
Slip
(n.) An unintentional error or fault |
Slip
(n.) A twig separated from the main stock |
Slip
(n.) A slender piece |
Slip
(n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held |
Slip
(n.) An escape |
Slip
(n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself |
Slip
(n.) Any covering easily slipped on. |
Slip
(n.) A loose garment worn by a woman. |
Slip
(n.) A child's pinafore. |
Slip
(n.) An outside covering or case |
Slip
(n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. |
Slip
(n.) A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. |
Slip
(n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. |
Slip
(n.) Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. |
Slip
(n.) A particular quantity of yarn. |
Slip
(n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. |
Slip
(n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock |
Slip
(n.) A narrow passage between buildings. |
Slip
(n.) A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. |
Slip
(n.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. |
Slip
(n.) The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid |
Slip
(n.) A fish, the sole. |
Slip
(n.) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. |
Slip-on
(n.) A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a cloak. |
slip elusion
eluding | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| slip slip-up miscue parapraxis | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
| Freudian slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
faux pas
gaffe
solecism
slip gaucherie | a socially awkward or tactless act |
slip
sideslip | a flight maneuver, aircraft slides sideways in the air |
skid
slip sideslip | an unexpected slide |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
chemise shimmy
shift slip
teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
cover glass
cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
noose running noose
slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
petticoat
half-slip
underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
slip clutch
slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
slip coach
slip carriage | a railway car at the end of the train, it can be detached without stopping the train |
| slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
| slip-on | an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off |
| slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine, provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts |
| slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
slickness slick
slipperiness
slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
| slip of the tongue | an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
dismissal
dismission
pink slip | official notice that you have been fired from your job |
slip
trip | an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall, he blamed his slip on the ice, the jolt caused many slips and a few spills |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
mooring
moorage
berth
slip | a place where a craft can be made fast |
| strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally |
| anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite
Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual
lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
| slip | a young and slender person, he's a mere slip of a lad |
cutting
slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
| anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |