slippery surface
Where feet slide
A slippery surface is one that offers little friction or grip, making it easy to slide or lose footing: Warning signs marked the slippery surface ahead.
Ice, wet floors, and oily pavement are common examples.
The phrase appears frequently in safety contexts—road signs, workplace warnings, product labels.
- icyFrozen or unfriendly
- slickSmooth or craftily adept
- wetSaturated with liquid
- wet floorMoisture-covered walking surface
- greasyCovered in slick fat
slick roads · oily · oil spill · smooth · treacherous · watch your step · glossy · polished · friction · grip · slide · skid · hydroplane · banana peel · black ice · ice rink · skating rink · waxed
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- safety signswarning sign, warning signs, danger sign, caution sign, warning labels
- Mountain Perilsavalanche, rockfall, crevasse, hypothermia, frostbite
- farm hazardsdrought, frost damage, flood, hail damage, frost
- design flawsdefect, flaw, fault, glitch, bug
slippery surfacenon-slip surface
Textured area preventing skids
sticky surface · firm footing · rough terrain · textured surface
slippery surfacerough surface
Unsmooth exterior plane
textured surface · abrasive surface · rough terrain · bumpy surface · uneven surface
slippery, surface, slip, slipped, slipping, slips, slipper, slippers, slippage