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Word: Slit
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
slɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a long, narrow cut or opening
Short Definition:long, narrow cut or opening
Examples:- make a slit in the stem under a bud
- arrow slits
Word: Slit
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
slɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a long, narrow cut in
Short Definition:make long, narrow cut in
Examples:- give me the truth or I will slit your throat
- he slit open the envelope
Definition:
form (one's eyes) into slits; squint
Short Definition:form one's eyes into slits
Examples:- she slitted her eyes to look at him
- slitted eyes
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