slipper

CEFRA1

/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soft, comfortable shoe worn indoors.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).

Examples

  • He even hit me with a slipper.

  • Slipper is a chubby pale blue persian cat owned by cinderella.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

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

  3. A person or creature that slips.

More examples

In context

  • Tom looked under the bed to see if the other slipper was there.

  • Get out of bed, put on your slippers, and come downstairs.

  • 1981, Andrew Loudon, Staffroom mole leaks secret of his school's beatings book, Daily Mail and General Trust, World Corporal Punishment Research "Mrs Marlene Foster […] , an opponent of the slipper, said her son Gary had a bottom "as red as a beetroot" after...

Synonyms

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After a long day, she put on one cozy blank to walk around the house.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.