Glossary of Inspirational Quotes that Rekindle the Soul
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| Quote:Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.[Mark Twain] Quote:Beware the writer who always encloses the word reality in quotation marks: He's trying to slip something over on you. Or into you.[Edward Abbey] Definitions of: slipDefinition: To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.Definition: To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip. Definition: To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place. Definition: To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner; as, some errors slipped into the work. Definition: To err; to fall into error or fault. Definition: The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. Definition: An unintentional error or fault; a false step. Definition: A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion; hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine. Definition: A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper. Definition: A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand. Definition: An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give one the slip. Definition: A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. Definition: Any covering easily slipped on. Definition: A loose garment worn by a woman. Definition: A child's pinafore. Definition: An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip. Definition: The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. Definition: A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. Definition: Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. Definition: Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. Definition: A particular quantity of yarn. Definition: An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. Definition: An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. Definition: A narrow passage between buildings. Definition: A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a door. Definition: A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity. Definition: The motion of the center of resistance of the float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through the water horozontally, or the difference between a vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also, the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward current of water produced by the propeller. Definition: A fish, the sole. Definition: A fielder stationed on the off side and to the rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them, called respectively short slip, and long slip. Definition: The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it slips. Definition: In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of the link relatively to the link block, due to swinging of the link. Definition: The difference between the actual and synchronous speed of an induction motor. Definition: A memorandum of the particulars of a risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually bears the broker's name and is initiated by the underwrites. |
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