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slices

/ˈslaɪsɪz/

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That which is thin and broad.

Examples :

"I packed slices of cheese and ham in my lunchbox for school. "

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A thin, broad piece cut off.

Examples :

"Jim was munching on a slice of toast."

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An amount of anything.

Examples :

"Context: You are discussing the distribution of resources within a family. Sentence: "My sister and I get different slices of our parents' attention based on our needs." "

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A piece of pizza.

Examples :

"We bought three slices of pizza for lunch. "

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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 artist carefully applied the slices of plaster to the wall to create a textured effect. "

material building

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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 a slices to carefully lift the delicate salmon fillet from the pan to the plate. "

utensil food item

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A salver, platter, or tray.

Examples :

"The waiter carried the slices of silverware to set the table. "

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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 blacksmith used a heavy slice to pry the hot metal from the forge, carefully shaping it with each forceful lever. "

utensil nautical work material technical item device

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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 :

"After hammering away the final supports, workers cautiously removed the slices to allow the massive ship to gently slide into the water during its launch. "

nautical building architecture part

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A removable sliding bottom to a galley.

Examples :

"The baker removed the slices from the oven to let the bread cool faster. "

nautical part vehicle

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

Examples :

""Because he was tired, his golf shot turned into a bad slice that landed far to the right of the fairway." "

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

Examples :

""For the bake sale, Maria brought a tray of chocolate slices, which were quickly snapped up by the students." "

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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 carefully examined the slices of the patient's brain from the MRI scan to look for any abnormalities. "

medicine anatomy organ body technology science

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

Examples :

"The falconer noticed several glistening slices on the training ground, indicating the bird had been active. "

animal bird biology nature

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A contiguous portion of an array.

Examples :

"The program extracted slices of data from the sales array to analyze regional performance. "

computing technology math

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verb

To cut into slices.

Examples :

"Slice the cheese thinly."

food utensil action

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To cut with an edge utilizing a drawing motion.

Examples :

"The knife left sliced his arm."

food utensil action

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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 worker slices the ash from the furnace grate to keep the fire burning efficiently. "

utility energy machine work

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

Examples :

"During the badminton game, Maria often slices the shuttlecock, making it difficult for her opponent to predict where it will land. "

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

Examples :

"He tried to hit the golf ball straight, but he slices it to the right every time. "

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

Examples :

"The novice rower often slices at the beginning of the stroke, dipping the oar too deep and losing power. "

sailing sport nautical

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

Examples :

"He tried to pass the soccer ball to his teammate, but he slices it, and it goes way over their heads and out of bounds. "

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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 :

""He slices the tennis ball, making it curve sharply to the right after it bounces." "