slipper B1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈslɪpəɹ/ UK /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #16304 Meanings 1 noun a soft, comfortable shoe that is easy to put on and is often worn indoors He left one slipper beside the bed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a soft, comfortable shoe... house shoemule Word family Forms slippered Derived forms beslipperhouse-slipperladyslipperpipe-and-slipperslipper-orchidslipperetteslipperlessslipperlikeslipperwort Common collocations lady slipper Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er. Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # slipper **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈslɪpəɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈslɪpə(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 16304 ## Meanings 1. a soft, comfortable shoe that is easy to put on and is often worn indoors ## Examples - He left one slipper beside the bed. ## Synonyms - house shoe - mule ## Derived Forms - beslipper - house-slipper - ladyslipper - pipe-and-slipper - slipper-orchid - slipperette - slipperless - slipperlike - slipperwort ## Etymology From Middle English slypper, equivalent to slip + -er. ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown