Words / A1

SLIP-uh-z/ˈslɪpəz/

Slippers are soft shoes you wear in the house. Usually plural: a pair of slippers; slipper is the singular. Shoes are for outside; socks go under shoes; slippers stay indoors. Put your slippers on; take them off. Not sleepers — that is a different word.

Meaning

Soft shoes you wear in the house. Usually plural: a pair of slippers.

Examples

• “Put your slippers on — the floor is cold.”
• “My slippers are by the bed.”
• “You cannot wear slippers in the garden.”

Good to know

a pair of slippers. Indoor only. Contrast: shoes (outside), socks.

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