slice Synonyms & Antonyms
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Slice as a Noun
That which is thin and broad.
A thin, broad piece cut off.
a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread
An amount of anything.
A piece of pizza, shaped like a sector of a circle.
A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.
I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station.
A broad, thin piece of plaster.
A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
A salver, platter, or tray.
A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel.
One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
A removable sliding bottom to a galley.
A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
A kind of cut shot where the bat makes an obtuse angle with the batter.
Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.
A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.
A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)
A contiguous portion of an array.
A piece of pizza.
Slice as a Verb
To cut into slices.
Slice the cheese thinly.
To cut with an edge using a drawing motion.
The knife left sliced his arm.
To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.
To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.
To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).
To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.
To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.
To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.
To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.
The knife left sliced his arm.
Slice as an Adjective
Having the properties of a slice knot.
Slice in a Sentence
a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread
Jim was munching on a slice of toast.
I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station.
Slice the cheese thinly.
The knife left sliced his arm.
Word Forms & Grammar
slice (plural slices)
slice (third-person singular simple present slices, present participle slicing, simple past and past participle sliced)
slice (not comparable)
Words That Rhyme With Slice
Origin of Slice
From Middle English sclise, sklise, from Old French esclice, esclis (“a piece split off”), deverbal of esclicer, esclicier (“to splinter, split up”), from Frankish *slitjan (“to split up”), from Proto-Germanic *slitjaną, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną (“to split, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleyd- (“to rend, injure, crumble”). Akin to Old High German sliz, gisliz (“a tear, rip”), Old High German slīȥan (“to tear”), Old English slītan (“to split up”), modern French éclisse. More at slite, slit.
Slice at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun, verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /slaɪs/ |
| Meaning | That which is thin and broad |
| Plural | slices |
| Verb forms | slices, slicing, sliced |
Frequently Asked Questions About Slice
Is slice a noun or a verb?
Slice is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb and an adjective.
What is the plural of slice?
The plural of slice is slices.
What is the past tense of slice?
The past tense of slice is sliced. The present participle is slicing.