slipper
(slɪpəʳ )
Word forms: slippers
countable noun
Slippers are loose, soft shoes that you wear at home.
One shopper came in slippers saying they can only drive wearing them.
Synonyms: carpet slipper, mule, moccasin, bedroom slipper
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Collocations:
wear slippers
Perhaps you'll get a vague admission that, well yes, if you must know, sometimes, in the privacy of their own home, they do wear slippers.
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Obviously, there are some people who don't wear slippers and who walk around the house barefoot.
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One primary school has, however, decreed that its pupils may wear slippers in class and the teachers say that behaviour has improved as a result.
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Patients may also be advised to wear slippers or socks at all times, and themselves physically isolated from others.
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So he was allowed to wear slippers.
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Translations:
Chinese: 拖鞋
Japanese: スリッパ