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sli p-on (slip-ons ) ADJ [ADJ n] Slip-on shoes have nothing fastening them. □  …slip-on boat shoes. ● N‑COUNT Slip-on is also a noun. □  He removed his brown slip-ons.

slip|page /sl I p I dʒ/ (slippages ) N‑VAR Slippage is a failure to maintain a steady position or rate of progress, so that a particular target or standard is not achieved. □ [+ in ] …a substantial slippage in the value of sterling.

sli pped di sc (slipped discs ) N‑COUNT If you have a slipped disc , you have a bad back because one of the discs in your spine has moved out of its proper position.

slip|per /sl I pə ^r / (slippers ) N‑COUNT Slippers are loose, soft shoes that you wear at home.

slip|pery /sl I pəri/

1 ADJ Something that is slippery is smooth, wet, or oily and is therefore difficult to walk on or to hold. □  The tiled floor was wet and slippery. □  Motorists were warned to beware of slippery conditions.

2 ADJ You can describe someone as slippery if you think that they are dishonest in a clever way and cannot be trusted. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched.

3 PHRASE If someone is on a slippery slope , they are involved in a course of action that is difficult to stop and that will eventually lead to failure or trouble. □  The company started down the slippery slope of believing that they knew better than the customer.

sli p road (slip roads ) N‑COUNT A slip road is a road which cars use to drive on and off a motorway. [BRIT ] in AM, use entrance ramp , exit ramp

slip|shod /sl I pʃɒd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If something is slipshod , it has been done in a careless way. □  The hotel had always been run in a slipshod way.

slip|stream /sl I pstriːm/ (slipstreams ) N‑COUNT The slipstream of a fast-moving object such as a car, plane, or boat is the flow of air directly behind it. □  He left a host of other riders trailing in his slipstream.

sli p-up (slip-ups ) N‑COUNT A slip-up is a small or unimportant mistake. [INFORMAL ] □  There's been a slip-up somewhere.

slip|way /sl I pwe I / (slipways ) N‑COUNT A slipway is a large platform that slopes down into the sea, from which boats are put into the water.

slit /sl I t/ (slits , slitting ) The form slit is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle. 1 VERB If you slit something, you make a long narrow cut in it. □ [V n] They say somebody slit her throat. □ [V n with open ] He began to slit open each envelope. □ [V -ed + to/from ] She was wearing a white dress slit to the thigh.

2 N‑COUNT A slit is a long narrow cut. □ [+ in ] Make a slit in the stem about half an inch long.

3 N‑COUNT A slit is a long narrow opening in something. □ [+ in ] She watched them through a slit in the curtains.

slith|er /sl I ðə ^r / (slithers , slithering , slithered )

1 VERB If you slither somewhere, you slide along in an uneven way. □ [V prep/adv] Robert lost his footing and slithered down the bank.

2 VERB If an animal such as a snake slithers , it moves along in a curving way. □ [V prep/adv] The snake slithered into the water. [Also V ]

slith|ery /sl I ðəri/ ADJ Something that is slithery is wet or smooth, and so slides easily over things or is easy to slip on. □  …slithery rice noodles.

sliv|er /sl I və ^r / (slivers ) N‑COUNT A sliver of something is a small thin piece or amount of it. □ [+ of ] Not a sliver of glass remains where the windows were.

Sloane /sloʊ n/ (Sloanes ) N‑COUNT Rich young people from upper middle class backgrounds in London are sometimes called Sloanes . [BRIT ]

slob /slɒ b/ (slobs ) N‑COUNT If you call someone a slob , you mean that they are very lazy and untidy. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  My boyfriend used to call me a fat slob.