Antonyms for slice

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : slahys

Phonetic Transcription : slaɪs

Definition of slice

Origin : c.1300, "a fragment," from Old French escliz "splinter, fragment" (Modern French éclisse), a back-formation from esclicier "to splinter, shatter, smash," from Frankish *slitan "to split" or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German slihhan; see slit (v.)). Meaning "piece cut from something" emerged early 15c. Meaning "a slicing stroke" (in golf, tennis) is recorded from 1886. Slice of life (1895) translates French tranche de la vie, a term from French Naturalist literature.

noun piece; share
verb cut into portions, shares

Example sentences :

Come, man, you must be as hungry as a hawk—a slice of the beef?
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

In carving a round of beef, slice it horizontally and very thin.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

When they are quite tender all through, take them out, and drain and slice them.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Peel, slice them, and fry them brown in butter or nice dripping.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Quarter the cabbage lengthways, and then slice it crossways.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Pare the pine-apple, slice it very thin, and mince it small.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

A slice of light through the chink stood across the passage.
Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

Oh, a slice of bread and just what the parents leave for them.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

You say you are promised your share in the new deal, but it is not as big a slice as what you have now.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

I would at any time prefer a slice off the fillet of a buffalo to any pheasant.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

Synonyms for slice

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