Synonyms for slot
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : slot |
| Phonetic Transcription : slɒt |
Top 10 synonyms for slot Other synonyms for the word slot
Définition of slot
Origin :- late 14c., "hollow at the base of the throat above the breastbone," from Old French esclot "hoofprint of a deer or horse," of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse sloð "trail" (see sleuth). Original sense is rare or obsolete in Modern English; sense of "narrow opening into which something else can be fitted" is first recorded 1520s. Meaning "middle of the (semi-circular) copy desk at a newspaper," the spot occupied by the chief sub-editor, is recorded from 1917. The sense of "opening in a machine for a coin to be inserted" is from 1888 (slot machine first attested 1891). The sense of "position in a list" is first recorded 1942; verb sense of "designate, appoint" is from 1960s. Slot car first attested 1966.
- noun opening, place
- The plate burped and a slip dropped out of the slot below it.
- Extract from : « Mezzerow Loves Company » by Floyd L. Wallace
- For a moment she paused irresolute; then she dropped the coin in the slot.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- Bill Joseph is the luckiest man that ever tapped a slot machine.
- Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
- The blade lies in a slot and is held tight by the tapered ferrule.
- Extract from : « Wood-Block Printing » by F. Morley Fletcher
- He had therefore to be content with observation through the slot.
- Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts
- Some caps are now made with the buttonhole at the upper end of the slot.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- In one side of this cap is a slot from the outside to the center, which permits the 2-in.
- Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
- Hawkes took a coin from his pocket and dropped it in a slot at the side of the board.
- Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
- “After you have dropped your penny in the slot,” remarked Mr. Archibald.
- Extract from : « The Associate Hermits » by Frank R. Stockton
- I reached the top of the duct and pushed against the slot cover.
- Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
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