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Slice

noun/slˈaɪs/
Definition
a share of something
a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/slˈaɪs/
🇬🇧British English
/slˈaɪs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/slˈaɪs/
1 syllable Say it as /slˈaɪs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna share of something
“a slice of the company's revenue”
nouna serving that has been cut from a larger portion
“a piece of pie”
nouna wound made by cutting
“he put a bandage over the cut”
nouna golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
“he took lessons to cure his slicing”
nouna thin flat piece cut off of some object
nouna spatula for spreading paint or ink
verbmake a clean cut through
“slit her throat”
verbhit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
verbcut into slices
“Slice the salami, please”
verbhit a ball so that it causes a backspin
Word Forms
pieceverbeat intermittently; take small bites of
sliceverbcut into slices
gashverbcut open
slashverbcut open
slitnouna depression scratched or carved into a surface
slicenouna wound made by cutting
slicernouna machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
slicingnouna golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Scheibe
ein Anteil von etwas
🇫🇷French
tranche
une part de quelque chose
🇪🇸Spanish
rebanada
una parte de algo
🇮🇹Italian
fetta
una condivisione di qualcosa
🇳🇱Dutch
plak
een deel van iets
🇵🇹Portuguese
fatiar
uma parte de algo
🇷🇺Russian
кусочек
доля чего-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टुकड़ा
किसी चीज़ का हिस्सा
🇧🇩Bengali
টুকরা
কিছু একটা শেয়ার
🇮🇳Tamil
துண்டு
ஏதோ ஒரு பங்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
ముక్క
ఏదో ఒక వాటా
🇮🇳Marathi
तुकडा
एखाद्या गोष्टीचा वाटा
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્લાઇસ
કોઈ વસ્તુનો શેર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಲೈಸ್
ಯಾವುದೋ ಒಂದು ಪಾಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
കഷണം
എന്തോ ഒരു പങ്ക്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੁਕੜਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹکڑا
کسی چیز کا حصہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
某物的一部分
🇯🇵Japanese
スライス
何かの分け前
🇰🇷Korean
일부분
뭔가의 몫
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lát cắt
một phần của một cái gì đó
🇹🇭Thai
ชิ้น
ส่วนแบ่งของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengiris
bagian dari sesuatu
🇵🇭Filipino
hiwain
bahagi ng isang bagay
🇲🇾Malay
hirisan
bahagian sesuatu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
شريحة
حصة من شيء ما
🇮🇷Persian
برش
سهمی از چیزی
🇹🇷Turkish
dilim
bir şeyin payı
🇮🇱Hebrew
פְּרוּסָה
חלק ממשהו
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'slice'?
The primary meaning of 'slice' is 'a share of something'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'slice' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'slice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'slice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'slice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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