Word: Slice
How to pronounce: slaɪs
Noun
Definitions:
1. A thin, broad piece of food, such as bread, meat, or cake, cut from a larger portion.
Example sentences: "Four slices of bread"
2. A utensil with a broad, flat blade for lifting foods such as cake and fish.
Example sentences: "I wiped me fingers gently down the rabbit's flank, then, shutting my eyes, I slid my hand beneath its limp head like a kitchen slice scooping up a burst pasty."
3. A stroke that makes the ball curve away to the right (for a left-handed player, the left), typically inadvertently.
Example sentences: "It can help players who hit weak fades or slices, enabling them to hit solid draws."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Cut (something, especially food) into slices.
Example sentences: "Slice the onion into rings"
2. Strike (the ball) or play (a stroke) so that the ball curves away to the right (for a left-handed player, the left), typically inadvertently.
Example sentences: "Duval sliced his ball into the water to the right of the green"
Synonyms:
plate
dice
cutting
shear
cross section
layer
rasher
hunk
chunk
morsel
cubes
bit
piece
flakes
dissect
rip
chop
slice up
incise
cut
sliver
splinter
part
proportion
portion
share
slash
Derivations:
sliced
slicing
slit
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Slice in Other Languages...
Spanish: Rebanada
German: Scheibe
French: Tranche
Italian: Fetta
Turkish: Dil
