Slipper Meaning
/ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
nounA low soft shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom slipper or house slipper.
Sentence Examples
Tom looked under the bed to see if the other slipper was there.
He even hit me with a slipper.
Slipper is a chubby pale blue persian cat owned by cinderella.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long day, she put on one cozy ____ to walk around the house.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She realized she was still wearing one pink ____ when she stepped outside to get the mail.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He is a frequent “slipper,” but doesn’t seem to have sufficient intelligence upon which to ever build permanent sobriety and happiness."
— 1955, Father John Doe (Father Ralph Pfau), Sobriety and Beyond, Hazelden Publishing, published 1997, →ISBN, page 130:
"Slipping on a banana peel does not mean big bucks for the “slipper” if the “slippee” has a good law firm representing it."
— 2001, Barry M. Levenson, Habeas Codfish: Reflections on Food and the Law, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 7:
"He was grey and had eight legs, and could travel anywhere and slip into any corner of 9 worlds. For this reason he was called Sleipnir ("the slipper) and was given to Oðinn as his steed."
— 2020, Dagulf Loptson, Pagan Portals - Loki: Trickster and Transformer:
""All teachers had what was referred to as a 'slipper', but in reality was a cut down gym shoe designed for smacking our bottoms.""
— 2004, James Morgan, Stretching Forward to Learn, World Corporal Punishment Research:
"O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope / Of mortal men."
— 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Nouember. Ægloga Vndecima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long day, she put on one cozy ____ to walk around the house.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She realized she was still wearing one pink ____ when she stepped outside to get the mail.