slips
Meanings
- a socially awkward or tactless act
- a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- a young and slender person;
- a place where a craft can be made fast
- an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall;
- "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
- a slippery smoothness;
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- a small sheet of paper;
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow;
- an unexpected slide
- a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning)
- move stealthily;
- insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly;
- move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner;
- get worse;
- move smoothly and easily;
- to make a mistake or be incorrect
- pass on stealthily;
- move easily;
- cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion;
- pass out of one's memory
- move out of position;
Synonyms
- faux pas
- gaffe
- solecism
- slip
- gaucherie
- slip-up
- miscue
- parapraxis
- cutting
- mooring
- moorage
- berth
- trip
- slickness
- slick
- slipperiness
- strip
- slip of paper
- chemise
- shimmy
- shift
- teddy
- case
- pillowcase
- pillow slip
- skid
- sideslip
- elusion
- eluding
- steal
- slue
- slew
- slide
- drop off
- drop away
- fall away
- err
- mistake
- sneak
- slip one's mind
- dislocate
- luxate
- splay
Scrabble Score: 7
slips is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordslips is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slips is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
slips is a valid Words With Friends word