slide
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3.4
- noun
- /slaɪd/
- The chunk teetered, then continued its slide, dislodging other formations in its path.
- rock slide
- a downward slide
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Watch on YouTubeSo then Earth's rock slides come from earthquakes.
- So then Earth's rock slides come from earthquakes.
- They were like rock slides that we had to drive around.
Examples
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With the coming of warm days, a snow slide was an event waiting to happen.
Fiction book (2001) -
There was a rock slide, but that came after, and now I'm here!
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Might even get a rock slide started and get us that way.
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But always remember, one good storm could start a slide that would cover the gold forever.
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Look, one of our priests was killed in a rock slide.
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And the mud slide on Davis Road has been cleared and traffic gets through as usual.
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Zimbabwe has been on an economic slide since 1995, but went into free fall in 1997.
Academic text (2000) -
There has also been a real slide in the value of the Syrian lira since 1985.
Academic text (1999) -
Right now, let's go to Malibu where last night's downpour of almost a quarter inch of rain resulted in disastrous flooding and massive mud slides along the pacific coast highway.
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A large rock slide on the mountain blocked the road for hours.
Synonyms
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3.5
A large mass of mud that moves suddenly down a hill after heavy rain
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3.3
A large mass of earth and rock that moves down a hill or cliff
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3.5
A sudden fall of many rocks down a slope that can block roads
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4.6
A sudden fall of rocks from a cliff or steep slope
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3.3
A large amount of snow that suddenly slides down a slope
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7.5
A mass of earth and rock that moves down a slope often suddenly
A sudden slide of earth or rocks down a slope
Antonyms
Idioms
Lose earlier progress quickly and go back to a worse situation
Compounds
- Archaic
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8.5
A long thin tool with sliding scales that people use to do quick math before calculators
- Specialized
1
3.3
A small flat piece of glass that holds a thin sample for a microscope
- Specialized
1
3.9
A set of two strips with teeth and a moving piece that closes jackets or bags
- Archaic
1
7.9
A small glass picture in a frame that you show on a screen with a projector
- Specialized
1
8.1
A part of a shotgun you move back and forth to eject and load shells for the next shot
- Specialized
1
7.7
A device that controls the flow of a liquid or gas by sliding over an opening
A small portable tool with sliding parts for quick calculations or finding information
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Slide meaning a mass of earth falling down a slope comes from the same old word for 'slip' — it is like a very large 'slip' of soil, rock, or snow moving down. So a landslide is simply a big sliding of the earth.