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slit

  • noun
  • /ˈslɪt/

A narrow cut or opening; a slot.

A kind of

  • opening

Kinds of slit

  • slot

Related words

  • arrowslit
  • eyeslit
  • microslit
  • nanoslit
  • preslit
  • slitlet
  • slitmask
  • slitmouth
  • slitshell
  • slittable
  • slitter
  • slitty

Word history

From Old English "slītan".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “slit” 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.