slipper
1any light, low-cut shoe into which the foot may be easily slipped, for casual wear in the home, for dancing, etc.: Compare bedroom slipper, house slipper.
to strike or beat with a slipper.
Origin of slipper
1Other words from slipper
- slip·per·like, adjective
- un·slip·pered, adjective
How to use slipper in a sentence
Schools closed, the deficit ballooned, highways crumbled, jobs disappeared—I imagine ruby slippers were hocked.
A large woman with her head tied in a kerchief, wearing a purple wrapper and gold house slippers, passes by on the sidewalk.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPat Roberts didn't need to put on a pair of ruby red slippers to return to Kansas.
There's No Place Like Home For Kansas Senator Pat Roberts | Ben Jacobs | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo, instead they brought Wall Street its slippers, coffee, and newspaper.
It's now time for me to click the heels of my ruby slippers together and say goodbye to OZ.
She heard through the half-open door Mr. Orgreave's slippers on the tiles of the passage leading to the stairs.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettOn the sheepskin rug before the fire a Manx cat was dozing beside a pair of carpet slippers.
Dope | Sax RohmerThis is the conclusion of all that was originally printed under the title of “My Night-gown and Slippers.”
Broad Grins | George Colman, the YoungerSarah suggested that slippers would be better than boots, as the young lady could not wear the latter in her present condition.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes"Yes," Amy said, selecting a pair of white satin slippers, with high French heels and fanciful rosettes.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
British Dictionary definitions for slipper
/ (ˈslɪpə) /
a light shoe of some soft material, for wearing around the house
a woman's evening or dancing shoe
cricket informal a fielder in the slip position
(tr) informal to hit or beat with a slipper
Derived forms of slipper
- slippered, adjective
- slipper-like, adjective
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