sliced

Portioned with blade

Sliced is the past tense and participle of slice, describing something that has been cut into flat, thin pieces.

Sliced bread is so ubiquitous that it serves as a benchmark for convenience and innovation: the best thing since sliced bread.

Beyond food, sliced applies to anything divided into portions or segments.

In sports, a sliced shot curves away from the striker, usually unintentionally.

cutting

bread

Leavened flour product

knife · chopping board · carving · fillet · julienne · chop · shred · mandoline · wedge · sliver

tools

knife

Sharp cutting utensil

serrated · sharp · razor · scalpel · cutting board · bread knife · carving knife · santoku

precision

thin

Small in diameter

neat · careful · surgical · exact · clean · precise · meticulous · skillful · delicate · paper-thin

deli

sandwich

Filling between bread slices

  • turkeyWattled North American fowl
  • hamCured pig thigh
  • salamiCured, seasoned sausage

pastrami · roast beef · cheese · provolone · bologna · mortadella · prosciutto · pepperoni · chorizo · capicola

portions

pizza

Topped flatbread dish

  • cakeFrosted baked dessert
  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
  • loafBaked bread shape

baguette · brisket · roast · servings · platter · lasagna · quiche · terrine · meatloaf · wellington

Categories
Opposites
physical division

slicedwhole

Full and undivided

unsliced · uncut · intact · undivided · uncarved

assembly/combination

slicedjoined

Linked or united

combined · fused · merged · united · assembled

Phrases
Family

slice, slices, slicing, slicer, unsliced, sliceable, presliced, sliced bread

Familiarity
Top 3,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G