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Meaning of SLIDER

Pronunciation:  'slIdur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown
  2. [n]  freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
  3. [n]  someone who races the luge
  4. [n]  a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
 

SLIDER is a 6 letter word that starts with S.

 

 Synonyms: luger, Pseudemys scripta, skidder, slipper, yellow-bellied terrapin
 
 See Also: bullet, fastball, genus Pseudemys, heater, human, hummer, individual, mortal, person, Pseudemys, sledder, smoke, somebody, someone, soul, turtle

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Slid"er\, a.
    See {Slidder}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
    
    
  2. \Slid"er\, n.
    1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part
       of an instrument or machine.
    
    2. (Zo["o]l.) The red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}).
       [Local, U. S. ]
    
    {Slider pump}, a form of rotary pump.
    
    
 

 

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