slots

'slots'

[slot.n.01] as in: a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

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Examples:
he developed a version of slot grammar

'slots'

[slot.n.02] as in: a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

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Examples:
he put a quarter in the slot

'slots'

[time_slot.n.01] as in: a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

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Examples:
the TV program has a new time slot
an aircraft landing slot

'slots'

[slot.n.04] as in: a position in a hierarchy or organization

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Examples:
Bob Dylan occupied the top slot for several weeks
she beat some tough competition for the number one slot

'slots'

[slot.n.05] as in: the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

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Examples:
he followed the deer's slot over the soft turf to the edge of the trees

'slots'

[slot.n.06] as in: (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

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Examples:
the PC had three slots for additional memory

'slots'

[slot.n.07] as in: a slot machine that is used for gambling

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Examples:
they spend hours and hours just playing the slots

'slots'

[slot.v.01] as in: assign a time slot

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Examples:
slot a television program