slice
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- noun
- /slaɪs/
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- We sat facing an older couple who ate salami slices and talked incessantly.
- a slice of bread
- a thin slice
- a slice of lemon
They had a fucking thick slice of Brie.
- They had a fucking thick slice of Brie.
- He smirks and eats an entire slice while grinning at me.
- And each of us had one thin slice of bread per day.
- So if I get home and I'm three slices short, this is on me.
- Have you seen the clip of Katy Perry flinging slices of pizza to fans?
- But that cake looked so good, I would have to have a slice with lacking willpower.
- At first glance, it looks like they got two slices of, like, white bread.
Examples
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And each of us had one thin slice of bread per day.
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From there, a nice slice of tomato.
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We were just gonna get a slice of pizza.
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I'd like a slice of corned beef.
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I ordered a large Diet Coke and a slice of Black Forest cake and attacked my cheeseburger.
Fiction book (1990) -
A nice gin and tonic, with four cubes of ice and a slice of lime.
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Nkele would have cut four fat slices from the freshest loaf; good girl.
Academic text (2008) -
For dessert, I would love a slice of cake topped with fresh strawberries.
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He took a slice of toasted bread and spread butter on it.
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At the party, everyone enjoyed a slice of pizza with their drinks.
Synonyms
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A part broken or cut from something larger, like a bit of fruit
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A very thin small piece cut or broken from something like wood
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A small, round, flat piece of boneless meat or fish
A small piece of food like bread or cheese
Antonyms
Idioms
A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows
Compounds
- Archaic
A heavy iron bar used to loosen and remove hard burned material from a furnace
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Slice originally meant a thin bit cut off something, from old words for 'to cut' or 'split', similar to the word slit. So a slice is the thin, flat piece you get when you cut food or other things.