slit
verb (used with object)
to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
slits
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pluralof slit.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof slit (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
slitverb (used with object)to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
Example Sentences
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Not one of the galleries has a skylight, although some have one or two slender slits atop the walls that admit weak slivers of borrowed light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
She’s wearing a long, drapey skirt with high slits that reveal her tattooed legs, and her signature nails click against one another as she gestures with her hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
It found that these particles, which can either act like a particle or wave, acted as waves passing through both slits in the experiment when they were unobserved.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2025
He explains that the sound is produced by a fast rotating fan inside a flat cylindrical housing, the outer rim of which is perforated with slits.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2024
When they smile, their eyes crinkle into slits.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
