An orchid of the subfamily Cypripedioideae, distinguished by their slipper-shaped pouches which trap insects to improve pollination rates. / The type species of this subfamily, Cypripedium calceolus.

A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily. / Such a shoe intended for indoor use; a bedroom or house slipper. / (US, Hawaii, Singapore) A flip-flop (type of rubber sandal).

(obsolete) slippery

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To spank with a plimsoll as corporal punishment.

(heraldry, of a plant) With part of the stalk displayed.

simple past tense and past participle of slip

Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

Alternative form of slipped disc

(figuratively) A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious.

plural of slipper