slit
noun/slɪt/
/slɪt/
- a long, narrow cut or opening
- a long skirt with a slit up the side
- His eyes narrowed into slits.
- She peered through a slit in the screen.
- The baby opened its slit eyes and looked at the world for the first time.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySlit is used before these nouns:- trench
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Word Originlate Old English slite (noun); related to Old English slītan ‘split, rend’ (of Germanic origin).Want to learn more?
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