slit

[ slit ]
/ slɪt /

verb (used with object), slit, slit·ting.

to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
to cut or rend into strips; split.

noun

a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.

Origin of slit

1175–1225; Middle English slitte (noun), slitten (v.); cognate with German schlitzen to split, slit; akin to Old English slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; see slice

OTHER WORDS FROM slit

slit·less, adjective slit·like, adjective

Words nearby slit

slipstream, slipstreaming, slipt, slipware, slipway, slit, slit fricative, slit pocket, slit trench, slit-drum, slither

Example sentences from the Web for slitlike

  • On the lower floor of the mouth can be seen the slitlike glottis leading to the lungs.

    A Civic Biology |George William Hunter

  • Polycarp regarded him cunningly with his little, slitlike eyes.

    Lonesome Land |B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for slitlike

slit
/ (slɪt) /

verb slits, slitting or slit (tr)

to make a straight long incision in; split open
to cut into strips lengthwise
to sever

noun

a long narrow cut
a long narrow opening

Derived forms of slit

slitter, noun

Word Origin for slit

Old English slītan to slice; related to Old Norse slita, Old High German slīzen