slips
Moves past unnoticed
Slips is the plural of slip, covering all its meanings.
Paper slips are small pieces—receipts, notes, tickets.
A slip of the tongue is a minor verbal error.
Slips are also undergarments worn beneath dresses, or places where boats dock.
The verb slips means loses footing, moves quietly, or declines gradually: Time slips away, She slips out the back door.
Uncontrolled rolling descent
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- stumbleLose footing momentarily
- toppleCause to fall
- spillAccidental liquid release
lurch · skid · slide · misstep · pratfall · banana peel · wet floor · ice
Undergarment beneath skirts
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- chemiseLoose sleeveless undergarment
- foundationUnderlying support structure
lingerie · silk · satin · lace · nylon · vintage · layering · modesty
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- gaffeClumsy social error
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
flub · goof · misstep · faux pas · miscue · Freudian · tongue · verbal
Mooring structure at water's edge
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- berthSleeping space on transport
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- jettyStructure extending into water
harbor · quay · wharf · anchorage · waterfront · boat · yacht · sailboat
Moldable earth for ceramics
- castingShaping through liquid form
- moldForm-giving container
- ceramicFired clay material
- glazeThin lustrous coating
coating · porcelain · kiln · liquid · trailing · decoration · stoneware
tumble
Uncontrolled rolling descent
spill · lurch · skid · slide · misstep · pratfall · banana peel · wet floor · ice · slick
petticoat
Undergarment beneath skirts
- underskirtGarment worn beneath outer layer
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- chemiseLoose sleeveless undergarment
foundation · lingerie · silk · satin · lace · nylon · vintage · layering · modesty · Victorian
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
lapse · flub · goof · misstep · faux pas · miscue · Freudian · tongue · verbal · accidental
dock
Mooring structure at water's edge
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- berthSleeping space on transport
- pierWaterfront landing structure
jetty · harbor · quay · wharf · anchorage · waterfront · boat · yacht · sailboat · vessel
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
glaze · coating · porcelain · kiln · liquid · trailing · decoration · stoneware
propagation
Act of spreading widely
clone · graft · plant · nursery · snip · potting · cultivation · horticulture
receipt
Written payment acknowledgment
chit · stub · voucher · permission · deposit · withdrawal · packing · betting · lottery · carbon copy
- falls offdrops, tumbles, detaches, topples, dislodges
- drilling equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, offshore rigs, drilling rig, drillships
- blundersblunder, blunders, blundered, mistakes, botch
- bridal shopswedding gowns, veils, bridesmaid dresses, alterations, fittings
- evasionevasion, avoiding, avoids, evade, dodging
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
slipsremembers
Retains in the mind
recalls · retains · recollects · remembrances · memorizes
- slip awayDepart without detection
- slipping awayGradually leaving or diminishing
- slip outDepart undetected
- glass slipperTransparent formal footwear from folklore
- slipped upMade a careless error
- slip upMinor mistake or error
slip, slipper, slipping, slip-up, slipped, slippage, slippy, slipup, slipway