Difference between deer and slot

Definitions

noun

1. distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

Examples

The breaking of a branch under my foot alarmed the deer.

The auctioneer's podium faced a wall hung with six sets of mounted antlers each side of a large red deer's head.

Red Deer Catholic schools are publicly funded schools within the province of Alberta.

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Definitions

noun

1. a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable
2. a position in a hierarchy or organization
3. a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)
4. (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board
5. the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

verb

1. assign a time slot

Examples

The double nosewheel straddled the slots in the deck where the shuttle ran.

A seven-member board was established to oversee the start-up and operation of slots.

INA recently won a grievance to place all nurses misplaced on the salary schedule in their appropriate slot.

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