Slip+of+the+tongue

  • 61tongue — /tʌŋ / (say tung) noun 1. an organ in humans and most vertebrates occupying the floor of the mouth and often protrusible and freely movable, being the principal organ of taste, and, in humans, of articulate speech. 2. Zoology an organ in the… …

  • 62slip — I [[t]slɪp[/t]] v. slipped, slip•ping, n. 1) to move or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide 2) to slide suddenly and accidentally: He slipped on the icy ground. The cup slipped from her hand[/ex] 3) to pass without having been acted upon or used …

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  • 63slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… …

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  • 64slip — I 1. verb 1) she slipped on the ice Syn: slide, skid, glide; fall (over), lose one s balance, tumble 2) the envelope slipped through Luke s fingers Syn: fall, drop, slide 3) …

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  • 65slip — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glide, slide; misstep; steal; escape, elapse; blunder, err; don. n. misstep, slide; blunder, error; scion, graft; faux pas, indiscretion; undergarment; pillowcase; dock; strip, sheet; chit, girl;… …

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  • 66slip-up — noun a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. • Syn: ↑slip, ↑miscue, ↑parapraxis • Derivationally related forms: ↑slip up, ↑slip (for: ↑slip) …

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  • 67slip — 1. noun /slɪp/ a) In ceramics, a thin, slippery mix of clay and water. She couldnt hurt a fly, young slip of a girl that she is. b) A twig or shoot; a cutting. 2 …

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  • 68tongue — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE S TONGUE, HOLD ONE S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE S HEAD, SLIP OF THE TONGUE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 69tongue — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE S TONGUE, HOLD ONE S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE S HEAD, SLIP OF THE TONGUE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 70tongue — See: at the tip of one s tongue, cat get one s tongue, hold one s tongue, keep a civil tongue in one s head, slip of the tongue …

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