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slice

  • noun
  • /slaɪs/

That which is thin and broad.

Other meanings

  1. A thin, broad piece cut off.

    “a slice of bacon; a slice of cheese; a slice of bread”

  2. A piece of pizza, shaped like a sector of a circle.

Kinds of slice

  • section

Related words

  • multislice
  • nanoslice
  • slicewise
  • superslice
  • vibroslice
  • bit slice
  • cake slice
  • hedgehog slice
  • caramel slice
  • fried slice
  • cream slice
  • custard slice

Word history

From Old French "esclice".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “slice” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.