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Another word for slit

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Noun

  1. The result of cutting

    See also:

    help

    enter

Verb

  1. To penetrate with a sharp edge

    See also:

    help

    enter

  2. To separate into parts with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument

    See also:

    assemble

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Another word for slit

Noun
  1. See also:

    tear

    hole

Verb
  1. See also:

    cut

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Sentence Examples

  • A man stood next to it, peeking through a slit in the vertical slats.

  • "My throat's... slit," I gurgled as I reached up my hand and felt a sticky mess.

  • I shall slit the throat of the lying bitch Elizabeth and watch her drown in her own blood.

  • The female lays her eggs in a slit made by means of her "saw-like" ovipositor in the leaf or fruit of a tree.

  • Then he added with a smile, "Don't suppose little Franny slit his throat, do you?"

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