sliding
Gliding without friction
Sliding describes smooth, continuous movement across a surface.
A child goes sliding down a hill; a drawer slides open.
The word often implies effortlessness or gradual change: a sliding scale adjusts based on variables, sliding doors move horizontally rather than swinging.
Prices have been sliding all year suggests steady decline.
To let something slide is to neglect it deliberately.
Engineless aerial movement
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- coastingMoving without active effort
- driftingMoving without purpose
- skimmingPassing lightly over
sweeping · swooping · sailing · floating · streamlined · smooth · effortless · frictionless
Gliding on blades
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
slick · glacial · rink · hockey · curling · luge · bobsled · toboggan
Angled terrain or steepness
- inclineAngled rising surface
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
hillside · embankment · scree · talus · mudslide · landslide · avalanche · slippage
Inclined passage for descent
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
- whooshRushing air sound
- descentDownward slope or lineage
landing · climbing · children · fun · recess · park · swingset
Path or monitored route
- railHorizontal support bar
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- drawerSliding furniture compartment
- panelDistinct flat section
door · bolt · latch · trombone · adjustable · shoji · partition · mechanism
Able to be changed
- variableProne to fluctuation
- flexibleAble to bend freely
- graduatedCompleted formal studies
- tieredHaving multiple levels
incremental · proportional · progressive · range · spectrum · continuum · calibrated · fee
gliding
Engineless aerial movement
skimming · sweeping · swooping · sailing · floating · streamlined · smooth · effortless · frictionless · sleek
skating
Gliding on blades
frozen · slick · glacial · rink · hockey · curling · luge · bobsled · toboggan · snowboard
slope
Angled terrain or steepness
momentum · hillside · embankment · scree · talus · mudslide · landslide · avalanche · slippage · erosion
chute
Inclined passage for descent
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- swooshRushing, sweeping sound
- whooshRushing air sound
descent · landing · climbing · children · fun · recess · park · swingset
track
Path or monitored route
panel · door · bolt · latch · trombone · adjustable · shoji · partition · mechanism · runner
adjustable
Able to be changed
tiered · incremental · proportional · progressive · range · spectrum · continuum · calibrated · fee · pricing
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- mechanicalhydraulic, pneumatic, spring-loaded, motorized, belt-driven
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- sliding doorPanel moving along tracks
- sliding glass doorsTransparent panels that glide horizontally
- sliding scalePricing adjusted by ability
- sliding offGradually losing purchase
- sliding into DMsPrivately messaging a stranger online
- sliding scale feesCharges adjusted by ability