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slide

 
 
/slaɪd/ noun

Definition

PHOTOGRAPH [C] a small piece of film that you shine light through in order to see a photograph
GAME [C] a large object that children climb and slide down as a game
GLASS [C] a small piece of glass that you put something on when you want to look at it under a microscope (= equipment used to make things look bigger)
LESS/WORSE [no plural] when the level or quality of something gets less or worse: a price slide
(Definition of slide noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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