Slide
/slaɪd/
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Slide
noun
- An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
"The long, red slide was great fun for the kids."
- A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
- The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
"The slide closed the highway."
- An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
- A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
verb
- To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface
"He slid the boat across the grass."
- To move on a low-friction surface.
"The car slid on the ice."
- To drop down and skid into a base.
"Jones slid into second."
- To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface.
"He slid while going around the corner."
- To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip.
"to slide in a word to vary the sense of a question"
Anagrams of Slide
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
s1
l1
i1
d2
e1
Total: 6 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Slide
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Slide"
Slide is a 5-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "slide" can be rearranged to form 5 other valid words.
Using "Slide" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "slide" is a low-scoring word.