English-Thai Dictionary

slipper

N รองเท้า สวม เดิน ใน บ้าน  mule rong-tao-suan-doen-nai-ban

 

slipperwort

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง  phud-cha-nid-nuang

 

slippery

ADJ ลื่น  ลื่นไถล  เลื่อนไหล  luan

 

slippery elm

N พืชช นิดหนึ่ง  phud-cha-nid-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLIPPER

n. 1. A kind of shoe consisting of a sole and vamp without quarters, which may be slipped on with ease and worn in undress; a slip-shoe.
2. A kind of apron for children, to be slipped over their other clothes to keep them clean.
3. A plant. [L. crepis.]
4. A kind of iron slide or lock for the use of a heavy wagon.

 

SLIPPER

a.Slippery [Not in use. ]

 

SLIPPERED

a.Wearing slippers.

 

SLIPPERILY

adv. [from slippery. ] In a slippery manner.

 

SLIPPERINESS

n. 1. The state or quality of being slippery; lubricity; smoothness; glibness; as the slipperiness of ice or snow; the slipperiness of the tongue.
2. Uncertainty; want of firm footing.
3. Lubricity of character.

 

SLIPPERY

a. 1. Smooth; glib; having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; as, oily substances render things slippery.
2. Not affording firm footing or confidence; as a slippery promise. The slipp'ry tops of human state.
3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slipp'ry god will try to loose his hold.
4. Not standing firm, as slippery standers.
5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; as the slippery state of kings.
6. Not certain in its effect; as a slippery trick.
7. Lubrious; wanton; unchaste.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLIPPER

SLIPPER Slip "per, n.

 

1. One who, or that which, slips.

 

2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease, and worn in undress; a slipshoe.

 

3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.

 

4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.

 

5. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib. Slipper animalcule (Zoöl.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium. -- Slipper flower. (Bot. ) Slipperwort. -- Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zoöl.), a boat shell.

 

SLIPPER

Slip "per, a. Etym: [AS. slipur.]

 

Defn: Slippery. [Obs. ] O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope Of mortal men. Spenser.

 

SLIPPERED

SLIPPERED Slip "pered, a.

 

Defn: Wearing slippers. Shak.

 

SLIPPERILY

SLIPPERILY Slip "per *i *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a slippery manner.

 

SLIPPERINESS

SLIPPERINESS Slip "per *i *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being slippery.

 

SLIPPERNESS

SLIPPERNESS Slip "per *ness, n.

 

Defn: Slipperiness. [Obs. ]

 

SLIPPERWORT

SLIPPERWORT Slip "per *wort `, n. (Bot. )

 

Defn: See Calceolaria.

 

SLIPPERY

Slip "per *y, a. Etym: [See Slipper, a.]

 

1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery.

 

2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery promise. The slippery tops of human state. Cowley.

 

3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away. The slippery god will try to loose his hold. Dryden.

 

4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. Shak.

 

5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant; fickle. "The slippery state of kings. " Denham.

 

6. Uncertain in effect. L'Estrange.

 

7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. Shak. Slippery elm. (Bot. ) (a ) An American tree (Ulmus fulva ) with a mucilagenous and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself. (b ) A malvaceous shrub (Fremontia Californica ); --so called on the Pacific coast.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

slipper

slip per |ˈslipər ˈslɪpər | ▶noun a comfortable slip-on shoe that is worn indoors. • a light slip-on shoe, esp. one used for dancing. DERIVATIVES slip pered adjective

 

slipper bath

slip |per bath ▶noun Brit., chiefly historical a bath with one high end to lean against and the other end covered over.

 

slipperette

slip per ette |ˌslipəˈret ˌslɪpəˈrɛt | ▶noun trademark a disposable slipper or similar foot covering, esp. of a kind distributed to airline passengers.

 

slipperiness

slip per i ness |ˈslipərēnis ˈslɪpərinɪs | ▶noun the quality or state of being slippery: a play about the slipperiness of language.

 

slipper limpet

slip |per lim ¦pet ▶noun a mollusc which has an oval shell with an internal ledge, giving the empty shell a slipper-like appearance. ●Genus Crepidula, family Crepidulidae, class Gastropoda: many species, especially the North American C. fornicata, which has become a serious pest of oyster beds in Europe.

 

slipper satin

slip |per satin ▶noun [ mass noun ] a fine-quality semi-glossy satin, used in dressmaking and for dancing slippers.

 

slipper sock

slip per sock ▶noun a thick sock, typically with a leather or vinyl sole, for use as a slipper.

 

slippery

slip per y |ˈslipərē ˈslɪp (ə )ri | ▶adjective (of a surface or object ) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy: slippery ice | her hand was slippery with sweat. • (of a person ) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on: Martin's a slippery customer. • (of a word or concept ) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view: the word “intended ” is a decidedly slippery one. PHRASES slippery slope an idea or course of action which will lead to something unacceptable, wrong, or disastrous: he is on the slippery slope toward a life of crime. DERIVATIVES slip per i ly |ˈslipərəlē |adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery. ’

 

slippery dip

slip |pery dip ▶noun Austral. a children's slide in a playground or park.

 

slippery elm

slip per y elm ▶noun a North American elm with coarsely textured leaves and rough outer bark. The mucilaginous inner bark of this tree has long been used medicinally. [Ulmus rubra (or fulva ), family Ulmaceae. ]

 

slippery hitch

slip |pery hitch ▶noun a kind of knot made fast by catching part of the rope beneath the loop, released by pulling on the free end.

 

Oxford Dictionary

slipper

slip |per |ˈslɪpə | ▶noun a comfortable slip-on shoe that is worn indoors. • a light slip-on shoe, especially one used for dancing. ▶verb [ with obj. ] beat (someone ) with a slipper. DERIVATIVES slippered adjective

 

slipper bath

slip |per bath ▶noun Brit., chiefly historical a bath with one high end to lean against and the other end covered over.

 

slipperette

slip ¦per |ette |ˌslɪpəˈrɛt | ▶noun ( trademark in the US ) a soft slipper or similar foot covering, especially a disposable slipper of a kind distributed to airline passengers.

 

slipper flower

slip |per flower ▶noun another term for calceolaria.

 

slipperiness

slip ¦peri |ness |ˈslɪp (ə )rɪnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality or state of being slippery: a play about the slipperiness of language.

 

slipper limpet

slip |per lim ¦pet ▶noun a mollusc which has an oval shell with an internal ledge, giving the empty shell a slipper-like appearance. ●Genus Crepidula, family Crepidulidae, class Gastropoda: many species, especially the North American C. fornicata, which has become a serious pest of oyster beds in Europe.

 

slipper orchid

slip |per or ¦chid ▶noun another term for lady's slipper.

 

slipper satin

slip |per satin ▶noun [ mass noun ] a fine-quality semi-glossy satin, used in dressmaking and for dancing slippers.

 

slipper sock

slip |per sock ▶noun a thick sock, typically with a leather sole, for use as a slipper.

 

slippery

slip |pery |ˈslɪp (ə )ri | ▶adjective ( slipperier, slipperiest ) (of a surface or object ) difficult to hold firmly or stand on because it is smooth, wet, or slimy: slippery ice | her hand was slippery with sweat. • (of a person ) evasive and unpredictable; not to be relied on: Martin's a slippery customer. • (of a word or concept ) elusive in meaning because changing according to one's point of view: the word ‘intended ’ is a decidedly slippery one. PHRASES slippery slope a course of action likely to lead to something bad or disastrous: he is on the slippery slope towards a life of crime. DERIVATIVES slipperily adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery ’, probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig.

 

slippery dip

slip |pery dip ▶noun Austral. a children's slide in a playground or park.

 

slippery elm

slip |pery elm ▶noun a North American elm with coarsely textured leaves and rough outer bark. The mucilaginous inner bark has long been used medicinally. ●Ulmus fulva, family Ulmaceae.

 

slippery hitch

slip |pery hitch ▶noun a kind of knot made fast by catching part of the rope beneath the loop, released by pulling on the free end.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

slipper

slipper noun he pulled on his slippers: bedroom slipper, house shoe, slipper sock, moccasin; mule.

 

slippery

slippery adjective 1 the roads are slippery: icy, greasy, oily, glassy, smooth, slimy, wet; informal slippy. 2 a slippery customer: evasive, unreliable, unpredictable; devious, crafty, cunning, unscrupulous, wily, tricky, artful, slick, sly, sneaky, scheming, untrustworthy, deceitful, duplicitous, dishonest, treacherous, two-faced, snide; informal shady, shifty, hinky.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

slipper

slipper noun 1 he slid out of bed and pulled on his slippers: mule, moccasin, house shoe; N. Amer. slipperette; rare pantofle, pantable, panton. 2 she wore a white organdie dress and high-heeled satin slippers: pump, mule.

 

slipperiness

slipperiness noun 1 the slipperiness of the path: smoothness, slickness, greasiness, oiliness, iciness, glassiness; sliminess, wetness; informal slippiness. 2 his campaign has been hurt not so much by scandal, but by his slipperiness: evasiveness, unreliability, unpredictability; deviousness, craftiness, cunning, wiliness, trickiness, artfulness, guilefulness, slickness, untrustworthiness, duplicitousness, dishonesty, treachery, two-facedness; informal shadiness, shiftiness; rare tergiversation.

 

slippery

slippery adjective 1 heavy rain had made the roads slippery: slithery, greasy, oily, icy, glassy, smooth, slick; slimy, wet; informal slippy, skiddy; rare lubricious. ANTONYMS dry, rough. 2 Martin's a slippery customer: evasive, unreliable, unpredictable, hard to pin down; devious, crafty, cunning, wily, tricky, artful, guileful, slick, sly, sneaky, scheming, contriving, untrustworthy, deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous, dishonest, treacherous, false, two-faced; N. Amer. snide; informal shady, shifty, foxy, iffy; Brit. informal dodgy; Austral. /NZ informal shonky. ANTONYMS open, reliable, trustworthy.

 

Duden Dictionary

Slipper

Slip per Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sl i pper |der Slipper; Genitiv: des Slippers, Plural: die Slipper [s ] englisch slipper = Pantoffel, zu: to slip, slippen 1 bequemer, nicht zu schnürender Halbschuh mit flachem Absatz 2 Plural: Slipper österreichisch lose fallender, sportlich geschnittener Mantel für Männer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

slipper

slip per /slɪ́pə r /〖slip 1 (するっと履く )er (もの )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 〖通例 ～s 〗1 (軽い )室内ばき, (かかとのある )スリッパ ; (ダンスの )上靴 (!日本の 「スリッパ 」のようにかかとのないものは通例mule (s ) ▸ a pair of slippers スリッパ1足 ▸ in slippers スリッパを履いて 2 (車輪などの )歯止め , 輪止め ▸ place a slipper under a wheel 車輪の下に歯止めをする 動詞 他動詞 〈人 子供 〉をスリッパで打つ .sl í p pered 形容詞 スリッパを履いた .

 

slippery

slip per y /slɪ́p (ə )ri /→slip 1 形容詞 more ～; most ～/｟まれ ｠-ier ; -iest 1 〈床 地面などが 〉つるつるすべる , すべりやすい ▸ a slippery walk [floor ]つるつるすべりやすい歩道 [床 ]2 ｟くだけて ｠〈人 物事などが 〉あてにならない , 信用できない ; ずるい ▸ a slippery politician 信用できない政治家 ▸ slippery weather あてにならない天気 3 〈物が 〉すべすべしてつかまえにくい ; つるりと逃げる .4 〈人 言葉などが 〉つかみどころのない , とらえ [わかり ]にくい .5 〈事柄が 〉扱いづらい ; 不安定な .～̀ é lm 〘植 〙アカニレ 〘北米産で内樹皮が鎮痛剤 〙.sl í p per i ness 名詞