Slider vs. Sinker — What's the Difference?

One that slides

One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.

(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.

(Slang) A doughnut.

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

(Baseball) A sinkerball.

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.

One who sinks something.

Agent noun of slide: one who slides.

(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.

A sliding door.

(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.

(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.

(construction) Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.

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

(slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.

A small hamburger.

In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.

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

One who, or that which, sinks.

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

A small ring-shaped friedcake

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

A weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

A slideshow on a web page.

A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

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