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slice

/slaɪs/

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noun

That which is thin and broad.

Examples :

"The cake had a beautiful slice, thin and wide, perfect for sharing. "

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A thin, broad piece cut off.

Examples :

"Jim was munching on a slice of toast."

food item part essential

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An amount of anything.

Examples :

"A slice of cake was all that was left for dessert. "

amount essential

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A piece of pizza.

Examples :

"I took a big slice of pizza for lunch. "

food part essential

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A snack consisting of pastry with savoury filling.

Examples :

"I bought a ham and cheese slice at the service station."

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A broad, thin piece of plaster.

Examples :

"The plasterer carefully applied a thin slice of plaster to the damaged wall. "

material building essential

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

Examples :

"The chef used the special fish slice to carefully lift the delicate cod from the pan. "

utensil food art item essential

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A salver, platter, or tray.

Examples :

"The caterer brought a large slice to the table for the party snacks. "

utensil food essential

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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.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the slice to carefully remove the old planks from the wooden wall. "

utensil nautical technical material item essential

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One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.

Examples :

"The shipbuilders carefully inserted the slice into the cradle to lift the ship out of the drydock. "

nautical building technical essential

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A removable sliding bottom to a galley.

Examples :

"The chef removed the slice to access the storage area beneath the galley counter. "

nautical part utensil essential

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A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw

Examples :

"The tennis player hit a slice, sending the ball curving sharply to the right. "

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

Examples :

"My grandmother made a delicious fruit slice for dessert after dinner. "

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A section of image taken of an internal organ using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), CT (computed tomography), or various forms of x-ray.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the slice of the patient's brain showing the tumor. "

medicine technology anatomy body organ technical essential

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A hawk's or falcon's dropping which squirts at an angle other than vertical. (See mute.)

Examples :

"The peregrine falcon's slice landed near the bird feeder, a small, angled drop of waste. "

animal bird biology essential

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A contiguous portion of an array.

Examples :

"The programmer extracted a slice of the data to analyze customer purchases. "

computing technical essential

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verb

To cut into slices.

Examples :

"Slice the cheese thinly."

food utensil action essential

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verb

To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.

Examples :

"The knife left sliced his arm."

food utensil action essential

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

Examples :

"The fireman used a slice bar to slice the fire, clearing the grate bars so the furnace could be repaired. "

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To hit the shuttlecock with the racket at an angle, causing it to move sideways and downwards.

Examples :

"The badminton player sliced the shuttlecock, sending it diagonally across the court. "

sport essential

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To hit a shot that slices (travels from left to right for a right-handed player).

Examples :

"The golfer sliced his shot, sending the ball curving sharply to the right. "

sport essential

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verb

To angle the blade so that it goes too deeply into the water when starting to take a stroke.

Examples :

"The swimmer sliced the water, going too deep on his first stroke. "

sport sailing nautical essential

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verb

To kick the ball so that it goes in an unintended direction, at too great an angle or too high.

Examples :

"The soccer player sliced the ball, sending it high into the trees instead of toward the goal. "

sport action essential

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To hit the ball with a stroke that causes a spin, resulting in the ball swerving or staying low after a bounce.

Examples :

"The golfer sliced his shot, sending the ball curving sharply to the right of the green. "

sport essential

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adjective

Having the properties of a slice knot.

Examples :

"The chef used a slice knife to cut the bread, creating perfectly even slices. "