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slipper

noun · verb

Simple meaning

Usually worn indoors.

Pronunciation

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sliper

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈslɪpɚ

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

  1. footwear

    Low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

  2. footwear

    A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.

  3. footwear

    A low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.

  4. (footwear, US, Hawaii, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore) A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).

  5. A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

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

verb

  1. UKAustraliaNew Zealand

    To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon
Formality
Technical

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

Used this way, slipper is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Compound terms

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  • slipper spurgenounCompound term

    Any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts.

  • slipper orchidnounCompound term

    Any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip.

  • slipper plantnounCompound term

    Any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts.

  • clustered lady's slippernounCompound term

    Clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple.

  • common lady's-slippernounCompound term

    Pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip.

  • fairy-slippernounCompound term

    Rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf.

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