slip
3
7.0
- noun
- /slɪp/
- Archaic
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- But you were just a young slip of a girl then, not the beautiful woman you are now.
- slip of a girl
Examples
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Mary Ellis was a slip of a girl, but I know that she flew 1,000 aircraft during the war, of which 400 were Spitfires.
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The boy was nothing more than a mere slip of a lad, standing several inches below five and a half feet in height.
Fiction book (1990) -
That little slip of a thing?
Fiction book (1992) -
A little slip of a man named Robinson who tends to him now mostly.
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I was a dark slip of a girl, proud like my mother Isabella.
Fiction book (1999) -
A slip of a girl, she already dressed like an old woman in funereal black.
Fiction book (1998) -
You're a wee slip of a thing, aren't you?
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I can't understand all this fuss over a mere slip of a girl.
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No one could believe that a slip of a lass like me could force a beachmaster of erudition such as yourself, a man with a history of violence, to do anything.
Fiction book (1995) -
When I was young, I was just a small slip of a girl, full of dreams.
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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3.7
A small mistake you make while speaking, like saying the wrong name
1
6.3
A short piece of underwear worn under a skirt to help it hang smoothly and stop it showing through
- Specialized
1
6.5
A small hidden sewing loop that catches one or two threads to close cloth neatly
- Specialized
A small thin glass piece placed over a sample on a microscope slide to protect it and aid viewing
A disposable or reusable garment to absorb urine and protect clothes and bedding
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a moving train released to stop at a station while the train keeps going
- Specialized
A device that lets a machine part move when too much force would damage the machine
- Archaic
A carriage at the end of a train that can detach while the train moves to stop at a station
- Specialized
A device that lets moving parts slide when twisting force is too high to protect machines
- Specialized
A metal ring on a rotating part that keeps an electric connection to a fixed part
- Archaic
A health slogan telling people to wear a shirt, use sunscreen, and wear a hat for sun protection
- Archaic
An old logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between its wheels
- Archaic
A historical logging machine that lifts one end of a log with hanging tongs between wheels to move it
- Archaic
Wheels with hanging metal hooks that lift one end of a log for pulling
- Specialized
A break in the ground where two rock blocks move past each other horizontally
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the noun slip for a thin young person is to think of a small plant 'slip' or shoot — a thin little thing that 'slips' out — so the word came to mean someone slight and small.