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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-SLIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-SLIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Slip is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF-SLIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-slip in the English dictionary

The definition of half-slip in the dictionary is a woman's topless slip that hangs from the waist Also called: waist-slip.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-SLIP

half-ruined
half-second
half-section
half-serious
half-seriously
half-shut
half-silvered
half-sister
half-size
half-sleeve
half-smile
half-sole
half-staff
half-starved
half-step
half-tide
half-timber
half-timbered
half-timbering
half-time

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-SLIP

antislip
betting slip
call slip
cover slip
cowslip
deposit slip
Freudian slip
give someone the slip
gymslip
landslip
let slip
nonslip
paying-in slip
payslip
pillowslip
pink slip
pink-slip
sales slip
sideslip
slip

Synonyms and antonyms of half-slip in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-slip» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-SLIP

Find out the translation of half-slip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-slip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-slip» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半滑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

un medio de deslizamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

half-slip
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा पर्ची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف الانزلاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половина скольжения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia -derrapante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধেক স্লিপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi -dérapant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah slip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hälfte -Rutsch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ハーフスリップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하프 슬립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah slip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa trượt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை சீட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध्या स्लिप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım kayma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metà -slip
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół -slip
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

половина ковзання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate - alunecare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό - slip
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- strokie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv -slip
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv slip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-slip

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-SLIP»

The term «half-slip» is regularly used and occupies the 62.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-SLIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-slip

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-SLIP»

Discover the use of half-slip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-slip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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... as A Tale That Is Told
It looked like lace from her half-slip. “Why Roee's half-slip so long?” asked Louisa at the same time. Patience did not want to snitch on Rowena, so she said, “I'll pull it up, Mammy.” Making a large fold above the elastic, Patience shortened the ...
Annette Osborne, 2010
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Easy-to-Make Storybook Dolls: A "Novel" Approach to Cloth ...
Full slip White stockings Red Mary Jane shoes Red sailor hat or Red big bow Round voke dress with pinafore 0 Half slip 0 Green stockings 0 Black Mary Jane shoes 0 Big green bow White coat—In the wintertime Mary puts on her coat to go  ...
Sherralyn St. Clair, 2009
3
Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Postharvest Physiology, ...
(2007) reported that properly matured cantaloupes for shipping (i.e., market maturity) should be half-slip, firm, well netted, and not deeply colored (at half-slip, the abscission layer between the stem and fruit is half formed and will allow the ...
Muhammad Siddiq, 2012
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The 50 / 60 Kid - A Palo Alto Dreamer
When my mom and Auntie Jan were little, Gramma Gigi had been shopping in downtown Oakland and had her hands full of packages and was also holding onto Auntie Jan's hand when Gramma Gigi felt her own half-slip starting to slip down.
Jane Horton, 2008
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Super Nutrition Gardening: How to Grow Your Own Powercharged ...
Even a "half slip" melon will probably be mature and ripe and ready to eat. If considerable pressure is required before the melon comes loose, then you probably have a "half slip." Pick up the melon and look at where the stem was attached.
William S. Peavy, 1992
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Ramos: Tagalog Dictionary
Tagalog Dictionary Teresita V. Ramos. hápon Hapón hap- s l i p hapúnan harána hárang haráp hardin hard inero hari' harina harfct n. afternoon. adv. /ka-/ yesterday. n . Japanese . n . half -slip . n. dinner; supper; evening meal. v. /mag-/ to ...
Teresita V. Ramos, 1971
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A Fruit and Vegetable Buying Guide for Consumers
Cantaloups are picked at what are known as " full-slip" and " half-slip" stages of maturity. Full-slip means the stage of maturity at which the fruit separates readily and cleanly from the stem. At this stage the fruit is considered to be fully matured.
Gerald Rowden Blount, 1948
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Muskmelons
(In the condition known as half slip, illustrated in figure 15, about half the stem remains attached to the melon when the other part has separated from it under pressure.) Picking of melons at this stage of maturity is not advisable. Experienced ...
James Herbert Beattie, Sears Polydore Doolittle, 1951
9
Weekly World News
THE ULTRA-SLIM CONTROL TOP HALF SLIP- ONLY . : THE ALL-IN-ONE GIRDLE AND SLIP Lady Royale's Ultra-SlimTM Control Top Half Slip is a dream come true! This sensational new girdle and slip in one gives you the complete freedom ...
10
Speaking Better French: More Faux Amis!
A half slip is un jupon. (As an interesting aside, note that a skirt is unejupe, and – on is a diminutive ending, hence un jupon for a half slip.) Note also that a slip can have other meanings in English, like a slip on ice, (une glissade), a slip of the ...
Saul H. Rosenthal, 2008

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-SLIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-slip is used in the context of the following news items.
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The best cycling-to-work tips from Chatelaine staffers
“I have a pair of simple white bike shorts that doubles as a half-slip when I wear them under skirts. Black or nude-coloured ones would work just ... «Yahoo Canada Shine On, Jul 15»
2
Getting Real: Tossing an annoying undergarment
As I grew older, mother introduced me to the more mature half-slip. I was excited to try out this new invention, believing this was the answer to ... «News-Press Now, Jun 15»
3
Judy Blume sets adult novel in 1950s
... the people of Elizabeth may have shopped, the clothes the people wore, even the price of a half-slip Miri gives her mother for a birthday gift. «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
4
Growing Personal Size Melons
Half-slip” is when half of the stem disk sticks and breaks rather than slipping free when you harvest. “Non-slipping:” melons are overripe by the ... «Mother Earth News, May 15»
5
Ann Cannon: Here's what losing feels like
Or that moment you look down and see your half-slip swimming around your ankles in public. Or that moment when you realize you've already ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Oct 14»
6
Sir Edward Eveleigh - obituary
Eveleigh was at one point puzzled as to why anyone should be wearing a “parsnip”; the misheard word was, it transpired, “half-slip”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
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Is the half slip an antique?
Does anyone still wear a half-slip? Anyone? …...and there just might be no response, perhaps one or two, if you ask longer. Whatever ... «New Vision, May 12»

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