slipper
/ˈslɪpər/
noun
- A light, soft, comfortable shoe worn indoors.
- The hotel provided disposable slippers in every room.
- She put on her fuzzy slippers and made a cup of tea.
- He left his slippers by the front door so he could change out of his boots.
- A type of light, low-cut shoe for dancing or casual wear.
- The children changed into gym slippers for the indoor sports class.
- Ballet dancers practice in soft leather slippers.
- She wore satin slippers to the formal dance.
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verb
- To hit with a slipper, especially as a light punishment.
- He threatened to slipper his son if he didn't clean his room.
- In some cultures, parents used to slipper children for misbehaving.
- The old cartoon showed a mother slipper a naughty child.