slice
[ slahys ]
/ slaɪs /
noun
verb (used with object), sliced, slic·ing.
verb (used without object), sliced, slic·ing.
Origin of slice
1300–50; (noun) Middle English
s(c)lice < Old French
esclice, noun derivative of
esclicer to split up < Frankish
*slitjan, akin to Old English
slītan, Old Norse
slīta, Dutch
slījten (see
slit); (v.) late Middle English
sklicen < Old French
esclicer
OTHER WORDS FROM slice
slice·a·ble, adjective slic·ing·ly, adverb pre·slice, verb (used with object), pre·sliced, pre·slic·ing. un·sliced, adjectiveWords nearby slice
slew rate,
slewed,
sley,
slezsko,
slic,
slice,
slice bar,
slice of the pie,
slice-of-life,
slicer,
slick
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British Dictionary definitions for slice
slice
/ (slaɪs) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of slice
sliceable, adjective slicer, nounWord Origin for slice
C14: from Old French
esclice a piece split off, from
esclicier to splinter
Idioms and Phrases with slice
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