How do you use the word "slider" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "slider" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "slider": The red-eared slider may wander far from water, and rapidly colonize any newly available habitat.

Slider Meaning

/ˈslaɪdɚ/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAgent noun of slide: that which slides.

nounAgent noun of slide: that which slides., A potentiometer with a linearly sliding control.

Sentence Examples

The red-eared slider may wander far from water, and rapidly colonize any newly available habitat.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

slipper

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

Because the metal guide was rusty, the window's ____ stuck completely and refused to move.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Use the digital ____ on the screen to adjust the brightness level of your mobile device.

Word Origin & History

From slide + -er. The meaning "small hamburger" was originally used to describe onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle restaurants, formerly spelt "Slyder". Regarding the senses about control devices or widgets: physical sliders (potentiometers serving as rheostats) predate virtual ones (elements in graphical user interfaces), and the virtual ones are so named because their concept is the abstraction of the physical ones; if more explanation on that topic is needed, it is available in the Wikipedia articles on skeuomorphs, icons, and the desktop metaphor.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"In the Vista Volume Mixer tool, when you move the speaker volume slider, the program sliders move along with it." — 2008, Paul McFedries, Microsoft Windows Vista Unleashed, page 186:

"Woburn-NEW custom build 5 bedroom, 4 baths, lg. living room, lg. formal dining room, see thru fireplace, 2 sliders to two decks, 1 oversized garage […]" — 1985 April 6, “Houses for Sale (classified advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, page 11:

"Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts" — 2019, Stormzy, Vossi Bop:

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