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Slider - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Slider : (noun)
1: a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
[syn: skidder, slipper]
2: someone who races the luge [syn: luger]
3: freshwater turtle of United States and South America;
frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
[syn: yellow-bellied terrapin, Pseudemys scripta]
4: a fastball that curves slightly away from the side from
which it was thrown
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Slider : \Slid"er\, a.
See Slidder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys acebra) of the
Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin
({Pseudemys rugosa), native of the tributaries
Chesapeake Bay (called also potter, slider, and
redfender), and the diamond-back or salt-marsh
terrapin ({Malaclemmys palustris), are the most
important American species. The diamond-back terrapin
is native of nearly the whole of the Atlantic coast of
the United States.
Alligator terrapin, the snapping turtle.
Mud terrapin, any one of numerous species of American
tortoises of the genus Cinosternon.
Painted terrapin, the painted turtle. See under Painted.
Speckled terrapin, a small fresh-water American terrapin
({Chelopus guttatus) having the carapace black with round
yellow spots; -- called also spotted turtle.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Slider |
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katiedreke: RT @jasonoke: Just noticed that in the video players on the @BBCnews website, the volume Slider goes up to 11. Nice. |
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Raguse: Smiley Slider http://post.ly/ERf4 |
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jade1203: @Slider_Souls おつかれカンゾー。 |
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