Longitudinal
(a.) Of or pertaining to longitude or length |
Longitudinal
(a.) Extending in length |
Longitudinal
(n.) A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail. |
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 |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
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 |
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 |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
slickness slick
slipperiness
slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| slip | potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics |
| slip on | put on with ease or speed, slip into something more comfortable after work, slip on one's shoes |
| slip off | take off with ease or speed, She slipped off her jacket |
| slip | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly, He slipped some money into the waiter's hand |
slip
drop off
drop away
fall away | get worse, My grades are slipping |
dislocate
luxate
splay
slip | move out of position, dislocate joints, the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically |
| slip slip one's mind | pass out of one's memory |
err
mistake slip | to make a mistake or be incorrect |
stumble
slip up
trip up | make an error, She slipped up and revealed the name |
slip in
stick in
sneak in
insert | insert casually, She slipped in a reference to her own work |
skid
slip
slue slew slide | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner, the wheels skidded against the sidewalk |
| side-slip | slide sideways through the air in a downward direction in an airplane along an inclined lateral axis |
steal
slip | move stealthily, The ship slipped away in the darkness |
elapse
lapse
pass slip by
glide by
slip away
go by
slide by
go along | pass by, three years elapsed |
slip away steal away
sneak away
sneak off
sneak out | leave furtively and stealthily, The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard |
| slip | move smoothly and easily, the bolt slipped into place, water slipped from the polished marble |
| slip c | cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion, he slipped the bolt into place |
| slip | move easily, slip into something comfortable |
| slip a sneak | pass on stealthily, He slipped me the key when nobody was looking |
| longitudinal | over an extended time, a longitudinal study of twins |
| longitudinal | running lengthwise, a thin longitudinal strip, longitudinal measurements of the hull |
| longitudinal | of or relating to lines of longitude, longitudinal reckoning by the navigator |