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• n  a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
• n  (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
• n  (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
  the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides
• n  plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
• n  the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
  his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill
• n  a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
• n  sloping channel through which things can descend
• v  move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
• v  to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
• v  move smoothly along a surface

• The new Washington term for the academicians who used to be called "brain-trusters" is "slide-rule boys.
• An Inconvenient Truth, Gore's global-warming slide show turned hit film, is the third highest grossing documentary of all time and debuted on DVD last week.

• microscope slide
• swoop
• playground slide
• sliding board
• glide
• coast
• lantern slide
• chute
• slideway
• sloping trough
• skid
• slip
• slue
• slew
• slither

News & Articles

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• Markets slide on Japanese, US policy concerns
  Markets slide on Japanese, US policy concerns Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:01 pm, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 LONDON (AP) — Disappointment that the Bank of Japan did not unveil more measures to boost the economy as well as uncertainty over the course of U.S. monetary ...
  June 12, 2013 - Beaumont Enterprise
• Stocks slide on mounting worries over QE exit
  Stocks slide on mounting worries over QE exit Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 4:33 am, Tuesday, June 11, 2013 TOKYO (AP) — Stock markets slid Tuesday in Asia, as Japan's central bank ended a policy meeting with no fresh stimulus or moves to curb bond market volatility and ...
  June 12, 2013 - Beaumont Enterprise
• SLIDE SHOWS! Two new shows posted: Norwell Graduation and baseball Semi-State!
  Click here to view two new slide shows! Looking for a Bluffton News Banner photo that you can purchase? Maybe you'd like to send a photo to a friend? Check out our photo gallery for the latest photos.
  June 10, 2013 - Bluffton News-Banner

Quotes

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• Jim Bunning in CNN
  It will not help struggling homeowners pay their mortgages. It will not bring a halt to the slide in home prices,Bunning said. "This massive bailout is not a solution. It's financial socialism and it's un-American."
• Venus Williams in FOXNews
  I'm from Florida, so Miami certainly is the best place,Williams said. "I actually have a slide show prepared, if he wants to watch, on why. But I'm sure he'll make the right decision."
• Barry Bonds in San Francisco Chronicle
  I had to get over them switching those baseballs,Bonds said. "Every time that happens I kind of go into a slide. It's tough because you actually realize something is going on. You don't want to think about it. You want to think about the...