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"slice" Definition

  1. v. t. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread.
  2. v. t. That which is thin and broad, like a slice.
  3. v. t. A broad, thin piece of plaster.
  4. v. t. A salver, platter, or tray.
  5. v. t. A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.
  6. v. t. 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.
  7. v. t. One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.
  8. v. t. A removable sliding bottom to galley.
  9. v. t. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece from.
  10. v. t. To cut into parts; to divide.
  11. v. t. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate bars of a furnace.

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Position in dictionary: 91563 of 111710 words.
Word Type: v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t., v. t.,
Words that start with "slice": 3
Words that end with "slice": 2
Words that contain "slice": 4
Next words in dictionary: sliced, slicer, slich, slicing, slick, slicken, slickens, slickensides, slicker, slicking
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English Dictionary Definition of slice

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