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slice

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A thin flat piece cut off of some object.

Pronunciation

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slys
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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈslaɪs

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A thin flat piece cut off of some object

  2. A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.

  3. cricket

    A kind of cut shot where the bat makes an obtuse angle with the batter.

  4. A piece of pizza, shaped like a sector of a circle.

  5. colloquial

    An amount of anything.

  6. AustraliaNew ZealandUK

    Any of a class of heavy cakes or desserts made in a tray and cut out into squarish slices.

verb

  1. transitive

    To cut with an edge using a drawing motion.

  2. Hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

  3. Hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

  4. transitive

    To clear (e.g. a fire, or the grate bars of a furnace) by means of a slice bar.

  5. Cut into slices

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A thin flat piece cut off of some object

Used this way, slice is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use slice

  • “A slice of the company's revenue.”noun

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • slicingnounInflected form

    A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer.

  • slicernounInflected form

    A golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers).

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • slice throughverbCompound term

    Move through a body or an object with a slicing motion.

  • slice upverbCompound term

    Cut into slices.

  • slice barnounCompound term

    Iron bar used to loosen and rake clinkers out of furnaces.

  • slice intoverbCompound term

    Move through a body or an object with a slicing motion.

  • fish slicenounCompound term

    A food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan.

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