slice

noun (PIECE)

/slaɪs/

Definition

A2 [C] a flat, often thin, piece of food that has been cut from a larger piece: a slice of bread/cake cucumber/lemon slices Would you like another slice of ham/beef?Words meaning small pieces and amounts C2 [S] a part of something, such as an amount of money: We agreed before we did the deal that we'd both take an equal slice of the profit. The film presents us with a fascinating slice of history.Words meaning parts of things › [C] a kitchen utensil with a wide blade, used for serving pieces of food: a cake/fish sliceKitchen utensils

(Definition of slice noun (PIECE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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