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| beefsteak |
a slice of beef for frying or broiling. |
| carve |
to slice or cut into pieces. [1/2 definitions] |
| chip1 |
a very thin slice of food that has been baked or fried until crisp. Chips are often eaten as a snack. [1/6 definitions] |
| chop1 |
a thick slice of meat with a rib left in it. [1/4 definitions] |
| crisp |
the British word for a very thin slice of potato that is fried in oil and seasoned with salt and sometimes other flavorings. "Crisp" has the same meaning as "potato chip." [1/4 definitions] |
| cut |
to pierce, slice, or open with a sharp tool such as a knife, ax, saw, or scissors. [1/12 definitions] |
| food processor |
an electric kitchen appliance that has a container and different kinds of blades. It is used to grind, grate, chop, slice, or otherwise prepare food. |
| potato chip |
a very thin slice of potato that is fried until it is crisp. |
| shave |
to make thin slices from, or to cut off a very thin slice from. [1/4 definitions] |
| shaving |
a very thin slice or piece. [1/2 definitions] |
| slice |
A slice is a piece of something that has been sliced. When you cut bread, you make slices. [2 definitions] |
| tea |
Tea is a drink that is made by soaking the dried leaves of a tea plant in very hot water for a few minutes. Some people drink hot tea with sugar or a little milk. People drink cold tea too, after the tea is cool. Many people in America like to drink cold tea with a slice of lemon. [1/2 definitions] |
| thickness |
When we talk about thickness, we are talking about how thick something is. We often talk about the thickness of things like a line on a piece of paper or the thickness of a slice of meat or cheese. We sometimes talk about the thickness of things like soup, ketchup, or paint. Thickness is the condition or quality of being thick. |
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