Synonyms for slice
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Piece — A thin, broad piece cut off
piece UK US IE, sliver, chunk, lump, portion, bit, cutting, hunk, crumb, chip, section, fragment, snippet, scrap, clip, tranche, particle, shiver dated UK
3. Banana ball — A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw
Definitions
- n. 1
A thin, broad piece cut off.
Jim was munching on a slice of toast.
- n. 2
A shot that (for the right-handed player) curves unintentionally to the right. See fade, hook, draw.
- n. 3
That which is thin and broad.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- slices → pieces, slivers, chunks, lumps…
Example sentences
- portion A small portion of ham, please, and a draught beer.
- lump I bumped my head against the door and got a lump.
- chunk Tourism could bring Algeria a big chunk of income.
- sliver There's a sliver of hope in this week's news, at least.
- chop Let me show you how to chop onions without crying.
- slash The U.S. should slash its military budget in half.
By length
- 3 letters
- bit1, cut1
- 4 letters
- chip1, clip1, fade1, chop1, lump1, hunk1, gash1
- 5 letters
- piece1, scrap1, shave1, chunk1, slash1, crumb1
- 6 letters
- sliver2, shiver2, rasher, collop
- 7 letters
- section2, cutting2, portion2, snippet2, tranche1
- 8 letters
- particle3, fragment2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sliver2 = 2 syllables).