slices

Wedges of pie

Slices is the plural of slice—portions cut from a larger whole.

A loaf yields slices of bread; a pizza divides into slices.

The word extends to portions of anything: a slice of the profits, a slice of life.

As a verb form, slices means cuts into portions or moves sharply through: The boat slices through the water.

cutting

blade

Flat cutting edge

dice · mince · fillet · cleave · sever · incision · scalpel · dissect · mandoline · julienne

food

pizza

Topped flatbread dish

  • pieCrust-enclosed baked dish
  • cakeFrosted baked dessert
  • breadLeavened flour product

cheese · meat · ham · turkey · salami · prosciutto · bacon · tomato · cucumber · fruit

portions

wedge

Tapered splitting tool

section · helping · slab · chunk · cut · share · ration · allocation · division · platter

geometry

cross-section

View through interior

  • planeWinged flying vehicle
  • layerSingle thickness of material
  • stratumHorizontal layer of material

intersection · arc · sector · quadrant · perpendicular · axis · diagram · MRI · tomography · rendering

thin

wafer

Thin crisp disk

  • sliverThin split-off piece
  • shavingRemoving hair with blade
  • leafPlant's photosynthetic organ

veneer · tissue · translucent · paper-thin · gossamer · delicate · wispy · sheer · filament · razor-thin

golf

hook

Curved catching device

tee · fairway · swing · curve · mishit · sideslip · trajectory · correction · grip · stance

Categories
Opposites
part vs. whole

sliceswholes

Complete unified amounts

entireties · totalities · aggregates · whole thing · masses

division vs. unity

sliceslumps

Irregular solid masses

blocks · chunks · masses · solids · monoliths

action: cutting vs. combining

slicesjoins

Brings together, attaches

combines · unites · merges · fuses · assembles

Phrases
Family

slice, sliced, slicing, slicer, unsliced, slicers, resliced, slice of life

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G