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s of a stage, representing the place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.

fly for producing, when revolved, motion or pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or…

on, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; -- also called shearing stress, and tangential stress.

The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe. Rotary shears. See under Rotary.

or a ship of wood, fastened to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any vehicle which slides on the snow.

nclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course. [Written…

The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.

A long strip of wood, curved upwards in front, used on the foot for sliding.

as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a door, along which anything is moved by sliding or rolling.

An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for hoisting mineral and rock.

A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young persons, for sliding on snow or ice.

r partially polished surfaces of a fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the sliding of one surface on another.

To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

A board sliding in grooves.

A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment; -- also called shoe, and gib. Slipper animalcule (Zoöl.), a ciliated infusorian of the genus Paramecium. -- Slipper flower.(Bot.) Slipperwort. -- Slipper limpet, or Slipper shell (Zoöl.), a boat shell.…

3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. Chaucer.

To slide; to glide. [Prov. Eng.]

w depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by round.

trough through which water flows, -- used for washing auriferous earth. Sluice gate, the sliding gate of a sluice.