slit
slit is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps.
- 2.To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
- 3.To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. Milton.
- 4.A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abra
- absence
- abysm
- abyss
- barranca
- between
- bisulcate
- bisulcous
- bite
- breach
- breachy
- break
- caesura
- canaliculated
- canon
- chamfer
- channel
- chap
- chasm
- chink
- cleft
- clove
- corduroy
- costate
- crack
- cradle
- cranny
- creek
- crevasse
- crevice
- cut
- defile
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- engrave
- etch
- far
- fissure
- flaw
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is slit.
- What is to cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps called?
- What is to cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose called?
- What is to cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] And slits the thin-spun life. Milton called?
- What is a long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear. Gill slit. (Anat.) See Gill opening, under Gill called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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