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
Words Nearby slipper
How to use slipper in a sentence
First, we can wear shoes — especially when carrying or moving something — or slippers.
‘A pandemic of broken toes’: How life at home has been painful for feet | Elizabeth Chang | January 12, 2021 | Washington PostTasha Zemke, copy editor Every winter I treat myself to a new pair of slippers.
Their versatile build “sits at the intersection between a runner, a travel slipper, a water shoe, and a low-cut hiking boot,” he wrote.
Ariella Gintzler, associate editorI’ve been looking for some quality slippers since March, and I’m happy to say I’ve finally found them.
The leather slippers are intended for all-day wear, year-round.
“The prince is not going to come along with a glass slipper,” Thomas says.
Marlo Thomas Says Girls Should Feel Free to Be Like Hannah Horvath | Emily Shire | April 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDisplayed in a main hall lined with transparent cases, each is like a glass slipper menagerie.
Shoes Fit For A Museum: Roger Vivier’s Virigule Show Opens at Palais De Tokyo | Sarah Moroz | October 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThree types of footwear -- including a brogue, a plimsoll, and an evening slipper -- established the basis for Katrantzou's theme.
As if Cinderella showed up at the ball with a little pumpkin schmutz on her glass slipper to wreck the fantasy.
French President Francois Hollande’s Inability to Tie a Necktie Earns France’s Scorn | Tracy McNicoll | November 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSnooki, meanwhile, has added a new line of platform flip-flops to her slipper line.
Her foot, thrust into a heel-less Tunisian slipper of blue velvet embroidered with seed pearls, beat the floor impatiently.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume III (of 3) | Charles James WillsWilder flung a slipper across the room that missed Tootles head and clattered among the paint-brushes.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonShe went to the trunk and shut it with a bang, placing a red-heeled slipper on it, with a neat flash of blue-silk ankle above.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonWe all laughed, but I took the slipper and beat him with it, while Peter appeared on the verge of tears.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonPeter resentfully deposited the pup on the porch, and took my slipper back upstairs.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
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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