The Clue
Trombone section (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SLIDE
Tags
Notes
The answer SLIDE is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Definition
SLIDE as a noun:
1. (slide, microscope slide) = a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
2. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
3. (swoop, slide) = (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
4. plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
5. (slide, glide, coast) = the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope"
6. (slide, lantern slide) = a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
7. (chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough) = sloping channel through which things can descend
SLIDE as a verb:
1. (skid, slip, slue, slew, slide) = move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"
2. (slither, slide) = to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate"
3. move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"