sliding (verb)

  • 91reef — I. /rif / (say reef) noun 1. a narrow ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of water. 2. Mining a lode or vein: *It was like meeting a man who had just discovered a gold reef. –harold lewis, 1973. {earlier riff(e) …

  • 92shuttle — /ˈʃʌtl / (say shutl) noun 1. a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is… …

  • 93slither — /ˈslɪðə / (say slidhuh) verb (i) 1. to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily or with more or less friction or noise. 2. to go or walk with a sliding motion. –verb (t) 3. to cause to slither or slide. –noun 4. a slithering movement; …

  • 94zipper — zip·per (zĭp’ər) n. ▸ A fastening device consisting of parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on adjacent edges of an opening that are interlocked by a sliding tab. tr. & intr.v. zip·pered, zip·per·ing, zip·pers ▸ To fasten or unfasten or become …

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  • 95bel|ly|land — «BEHL ee LAND», intransitive verb, transitive verb. to land an airplane with landing gear retracted, sliding on the bottom of the fuselage …

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  • 96At fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 97cross faults — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 98dip fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 99displacement — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 100distributive faults — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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