SLICE
What does "SLICE" mean?
A thin, broad piece cut from a larger object, especially food.
Meanings
- A thin flat portion cut from something larger. He had a single slice of toast for breakfast.
- A portion or share of something. Each investor wanted a bigger slice of the profits. figurative
- To cut into thin broad pieces, or to cut cleanly through. Slice the bread thinly for sandwiches.
- In golf and tennis, a stroke that sends the ball curving to one side. His drive ended in the trees thanks to a wicked slice. technical
Word origin
From Old French 'esclice' (a splinter, fragment), from the verb 'esclicier' (to splinter), of Germanic origin akin to 'slit' and 'split'.
Remember it
A SLICE is nICE and thin - just swap the start.
A little poem
One stroke of the knife-
the loaf gives up a window
the light passes through.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told the baker his bread was the best thing since sliced bread. He cut me off.
What it teaches
You understand the whole loaf only once you have looked at a single slice of it.
Quick facts
What does SLICE mean?
A thin, broad piece cut from a larger object, especially food.
Is SLICE a valid word?
Yes — SLICE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLICE?
SLICE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLICE come from?
From Old French 'esclice' (a splinter, fragment), from the verb 'esclicier' (to splinter), of Germanic origin akin to 'slit' and 'split'.
What can SLICE teach us?
You understand the whole loaf only once you have looked at a single slice of it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.