slipper
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈslɪpər/
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pantufla
- After a long day, she slipped her feet into her cozy slippers and relaxed on the couch.
- wear slippers
These are the funnest slippers that I've ever gotten.
- These are the funnest slippers that I've ever gotten.
- Take off your bedroom slippers, put on your marching shoes.
- he would pick up my slipper and he would sleep with it
- Again, heading into holiday season, PJS and slippers are both great gift ideas.
- So from his sister, she got me some elephant slippers and a elephant mug.
- These are some little Christmas slippers, which I think, I think these are from Primark.
- And these are puffer slippers, like a puffer coat on your feet.
- And then it had like those pajama pants and then it had my slippers, my bedroom slippers.
- They're basically these red fuzzy slipper slides.
- So the first thing I'm going to show you are these little slipper shoes or like slipper flats.
Examples
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Annabel slipped on her robe and slippers and went into the kitchen to pour a cup of coffee.
Fiction book (1990) -
These are the Target fuzzy boot slippers and they're super comfy.
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Hi boys, why is my slipper on the bed?
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Believe it or not, I have a pair of evening slippers that should fit you.
Fiction book (1991) -
I was presented with a pair of slippers to wear while I was a guest in the home.
Academic text (2001) -
Well, it's late at night, she wants to go to the bathroom, she forgets her slipper.
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Let's talk about my slippers.
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Again, heading into holiday season, PJS and slippers are both great gift ideas.
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These are the funnest slippers that I've ever gotten.
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He used to shuffle around in his slippers.
Synonyms
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1.0
A covering for the foot with a sole and often a heel
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A shoe with no back that leaves the heel open
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A piece of clothing you put on without using laces or buttons
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3.0
A soft, low indoor shoe you can put on and take off easily
A warm soft shoe you wear indoors to relax
Compounds
A rare wild orchid with yellow-green flowers and a white pouch found in northern California and southwestern Oregon
A wild orchid from western North America that grows in small groups with short stems and brownish pouch-like flowers
A pale pink wild orchid with a pouch-shaped petal that grows in northeastern North America
- Specialized
A rare small orchid with one white or pink flower on a red stalk above one leaf
- Specialized
A wild North American orchid with a pouch-shaped lower petal that is hard to grow in gardens
- Specialized
A North American wild flower with greenish-yellow pouch-shaped flowers and purple marks
A wild orchid with white and pale purple slipper-shaped flowers that grows in shaded northern forests
A rare wild orchid with a red and white lip shaped like a ram's head
A wild North American orchid with pale pink and white flowers and a large pouch
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Etymology
Slipper comes from the common verb slip meaning 'to slide' and the ending -er meaning 'a thing that does something'. So a slipper is literally something you can 'slip' your foot into, which explains why it is an easy, soft shoe worn indoors.