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What is the noun for slidings?

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slide

An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke.
The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche.
An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down.
A mechanism consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide.
The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress.
A lever that can be moved in two directions.
A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone.
A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen.
(sciences) A flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope Generally referred to as a microscope slide.
(baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base
(music) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar.
(traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time.
(geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure.
(music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below.
(phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound.
A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc.
(footwear) A shoe that is backless and open-toed.
Synonyms:

fall, decline, drop, slump, reduction, cut, decrease, lowering, diminution, downswing, downturn, dwindling, lessening, nosedive, tumble, falling off, plunge, descent, dip, dive, deterioration, downslide, skid, downfall, drop-off, depression, recession, crash, plummet, falloff, devaluation, depreciation, downtrend, lapse, downtick, down, dropoff, sinking, downward spiral, cutback, decrement, depletion, loss, dent, abatement, diminishment, shrinkage, curtailment, precipitation, sag … more

Examples:

“It felt like part of a long, long slide down that slippery slope of obsolescence.”

“Take the barrel, turn it onto its side, and then roll it down the slide to the castle wall.”

“The park has swings and a big slide for kids, as well as spacious grassy picnic areas.”

slider

Agent noun of slide: one who slides.
A sliding door.
(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.
(cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.
A small hamburger.
(curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.
(graphical user interface) A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
(US, dialect) Pseudemys rugosa, the red-bellied terrapin.
(skydiving) A rectangle of fabric that helps produce an orderly parachute deployment.
Synonym of slide (“child's play equipment”)
Synonyms:

minihamburger

Examples:

“I went to the food truck and ordered a tasty slider filled with juicy beef patty and melted cheese.”

“His main breaking pitch is a slider, but he mixes in a curveball on occasion.”

“His side sessions have revealed the same, old life on his curveball, slider and split-finger pitch.”

slideshow

A presentation of a series of photographic slides, usually with a spoken or recorded explanation.
Any sequence of images, shown one after the other (not simultaneously).
Examples:

“Take a peek through this fun, shoppable slideshow and vote on your favourite nail finish at the end.”

“One of the photos in the slideshow was of him as a baby, sporting a onesie with Mickey Mouse on the front.”

“I could then click on each thumbnail to see the pictures individually or start a slideshow to use the SL-C700 as a digital picture viewer.”

slideway

Any form of track along which things can slide.
Examples:

“The purpose here is to validate previously established model predictions that relate slideway errors to manufacturing inaccuracies.”

“A moving pick-off is displaced over a slideway, which is situated along the path of motion, and is in contact with said slideway.”

“Other examples of the composition of the outer layer of the surface plate or slideway element follow.”

sliding

The motion of something that slides.
Synonyms:

skiing, alpine skiing, backcountry skiing, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, Nordic skiing, slippage, slipping, slumping

slidingness

The quality of being able to slide.

slideshows

plural of slideshow
Examples:

“There are slideshows, graphics, interactive maps, heartbreaking narratives, anguished family members.”

“SnapJot stories can be viewed as online slideshows, turned into DVDs, or transformed into hardbound photo books.”

“He is currently Honorary President and Chairman of the Isles of Scilly Bird Group and regularly presents slideshows and leads other events on the islands.”

slideways

plural of slideway
Examples:

“All guideways and slideways are ground and laminated with Turcite-B, then hand-scraped.”

“It is essential, however, that we have the drawings of the slideways to be cleaned.”

“High precision slideways are an essential requirement for the accuracy and repeatability demands on modern machine tools.”

slidings

plural of sliding
Synonyms:

skiing, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, Nordic skiing, slippage, slippings, slumpings

sliders

plural of slider
Synonyms:

minihamburgers, trackbars, scroll bars, skaters, gliders

Examples:

“In another embodiment, sliders are carried in the support surface of the platen to minimize frictional contact with the moving belt.”

“As regards the audio, there are three quality settings, and two volume sliders for the respective components of effects and music.”

“It also makes hard disk readers, importing the sliders on wafers from San Jose.”

slides

plural of slide
Synonyms:

Examples:

“The more dense and compacted the snow is the easier it will be to perform slides.”

“As Arsenal's form slides, Madrid have gathered a momentum interrupted only by the walloping in Zaragoza.”

“Swimming pools, diving boards, wave making machines, water slides and many other attractions were on offer on the night.”

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