slicer

slicer: slice ► NOUN 1) a thin, broad piece of food cut from a larger portion. 2) a portion or share. 3) a utensil with a broad, flat blade for lifting foods such as cake and fish. 4) (in sports) a sliced stroke or shot.

► VERB 1) cut into slices. 2) cut with or as if with a sharp implement. 3) (often slice through) move easily and quickly. 4) Golf strike (the ball) so that it curves away to the right (for a left-handed player, the left). 5) (in other sports) propel (the ball) with a glancing contact so that it travels forward spinning.

DERIVATIVES slicer noun.

ORIGIN shortening of Old French esclice 'splinter' .

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slicer — [ slajse ] v. tr. <conjug. : 3> • 1933; de slice ♦ Anglic. Au tennis, Frapper (la balle) en faisant un slice. ⇒ couper. P. p. adj. Revers slicé. ● slicer verbe transitif (anglais to slice, couper en tranches) Frapper latéralement une balle… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Slicer — Sli cer, n. One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular saw of the lapidary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slicer — /sluy seuhr/, n. 1. a thin bladed knife or implement used for slicing, esp. food: a cheese slicer. 2. a person or thing that slices. [1520 30; SLICE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
slicer — noun Slicer is used after these nouns: ↑meat … Collocations dictionary
slicer blade — luitų pjaustymo diskas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. slicer blade vok. Trennscheibe zur Scheibenherstellung, f rus. диск для резки слитков, m pranc. lame de scie à découper leslingots, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
slicer — noun see slice I … New Collegiate Dictionary
slicer — noun Someone or thing which slices … Wiktionary
slicer — slicÂ·er || slaÉªsÉ™(r) n. device used to cut something into broad thin pieces … English contemporary dictionary
slicer — relics … Anagrams dictionary
slicer — slic·er … English syllables

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