slice

slice

noun

Definition of SLICE

1

a number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole <the novel's multitudinous array of characters constitute a veritable slice of humanity>

Synonyms cross section, sampler, sampling, selection, slice

Related Words case, example, exemplar, exemplification, illustration, instance, representative, specimen; archetype, classic, locus classicus, paradigm, prototype; microcosm

2

a piece that has been separated from the whole by cutting <took a slice from the cake before passing it down the table>

Synonyms cutting, slice

Related Words chop, cutlet; length, part, portion, section, segment; chunk, hunk, lump; clipping, paring, shaving, sliver, snippet, splinter

3

something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group <there's a pile of money to be made on this land deal, and everybody's trying to get their slice>

Synonyms allotment, allowance, cut, end, part, piece, portion, proportion, quota, slice, take

Related Words lot, ration; commission, percentage; member, partition, section, segment

Near Antonyms aggregate, composite, compound, pool, sum, total, totality; whole