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# slipper

noun (a slipper, slippers)

«slipper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A soft, comfortable shoe you wear indoors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#m1)
2. Cinderella's glass slipper in the fairy tale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you put slippers on at home. In stories, Cinderella's glass slipper fits only her. In maths, slippers come in pairs: 5 pairs means 10 slippers. Phrases: a pair of slippers, glass slipper.

### Examples

- Put your slippers on; the floor is cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#x1)
- Grandpa's slippers are by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#x2)
- Cinderella lost her glass slipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#x3)
- The dog chewed my slipper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#x4)
- I got fluffy slippers for my birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#x5)
- How many slippers are in 4 pairs? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/#x6)

### Note

Countable, usually plural: slippers, a pair of slippers. Not the same as «slippery» (hard to hold). Maths: 1 pair = 2 slippers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «slipper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slipper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«slipper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/slipper.html) on Mova free.