slit has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology,sexuality
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[ noun ] a long narrow opening

Used in print

(Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)

Pressing his cigarette out in the earth , Warren walked to the slit and scanned the jagged hills .

(Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)

Two slits enabled observers to watch across the river .

There was no place to sit , but Watson walked slowly from the ladder to the window slits and back , stooping slightly to avoid striking his head on the heavy beams .

Related terms

opening slot vent jag

2
[ verb ] make a clean cut through

Synonyms

slice

Examples

"slit her throat"

Related terms

cut cut

3
[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology,sexuality) obscene terms for female genitals

Used in print

(Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)

The slit breeches had_to go .

Related terms

female_genitalia

4
[ verb ] cut a slit into

Examples

"slit the throat of the victim"

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

Then he looked at his finger , at the wrinkled , heavy knuckle and the thick nail he used like a knife to pry up , slit , and open .

Related terms

incise incision

5
[ adjective ] having a long narrow cut

Examples

"his poor slit throat"

Related terms

injured

6
[ noun ] a depression scratched or carved into a surface
7
[ adjective ] having a narrow opening

Synonyms

slitted

Examples

"a slit skirt revealed shapely legs" "a knife with a slitted blade"

Related terms

cut

8
[ noun ] a narrow fissure

Related terms

crack

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