Slidder vs. Slider — What's the Difference?

(obsolete) Slippery.

One that slides

To slip or slide, especially clumsily, or in a gingerly, timorous way.

(Baseball) A fast pitch released with the index and middle fingers close together and slightly off center so that it breaks in the same direction as a curve ball as it approaches the plate.

To slide with interruption.

A small hamburger served on a small bun, usually as a snack or appetizer.

Slippery.

Any of various turtles of the genus Trachemys, especially T. scripta subsp. elegans of North America, having a red stripe behind the eye and often kept as a pet.

Agent noun of slide: one who slides.

A sliding door.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.

(cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.

A small hamburger.

(curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.

The movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth.

(GUI) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.

A slideshow on a web page.

The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rubriventris, syn. Pseudemys rugosa).

(skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.

Synonym of slide

An open-toed and backless sandal

See Slidder.

One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part of an instrument or machine.

The red-bellied terrapin (Pseudemys rugosa).

Any of several North American freshwater turtles of the genus Chrysemis; some, such as C. scripta are sold commercially as pets.

A fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i. e. , away from the side from which it was thrown).

A person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

Someone who races the luge

Freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets

A fastball that curves slightly away from the side from which it was thrown