section vs slot

section

noun
  • A cross-section (image that shows an object as if cut along a plane). 

  • The symbol §, denoting a section of a document. 

  • An informal taxonomic rank below the order ranks and above the family ranks. 

  • A piece of residential land; a plot. 

  • Synonym of square mile, a unit of land area, especially in the contexts of Canadan surveys and (historical) American land grants. 

  • A sequence of rock layers. 

  • A thin slice of material prepared as a specimen for research. 

  • A class in a school; a group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher in a certain school year or semester or school quarter year. 

  • A right inverse. 

  • A cross-section perpendicular the longitudinal axis of an aircraft in flight. 

  • A group of instruments in an orchestra. 

  • An act or instance of cutting. 

  • A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something. 

  • An incision or the act of making an incision. 

  • A taxonomic rank below the genus (and subgenus if present), but above the species. 

  • A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon. 

  • A part of a document, especially a major part; often notated with §. 

  • A part, piece, subdivision of anything. 

verb
  • To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope. 

  • To perform a cesarean section on (someone). 

  • To commit (a person, to a hospital, with or without their consent), as for mental health reasons. So called after various sections of legal acts regarding mental health. 

  • To cut, divide or separate into pieces. 

slot

noun
  • A rectangular area directly in front of the net and extending toward the blue line. 

  • The inside of the "rim" or semicircular copy desk, occupied by the supervisor of the copy editors. 

  • A broad, flat, wooden bar, a slat, especially as used to secure a door, window, etc. 

  • The vagina. 

  • A channel opening in the stator or rotor of a rotating machine for ventilation and insertion of windings. 

  • The track of an animal, especially a deer; spoor. 

  • A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm; a crevasse. 

  • A space in memory or on disk etc. in which a particular type of object can be stored. 

  • A period of time within a schedule or sequence. 

  • A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it. 

  • A metal bolt or wooden bar, especially as a crosspiece. 

  • An implement for barring, bolting, locking or securing a door, box, gate, lid, window or the like. 

  • The barrel or tube of a wave. 

  • A slot machine designed for gambling. 

  • The area between the last offensive lineman on either side of the center and the wide receiver on that side. 

  • In a flying display, the fourth position; after the leader and two wingmen. 

  • The allocated time for an aircraft's departure or arrival at an airport's runway. 

verb
  • To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this. 

  • To fall, or cause to fall, into a crevasse. 

  • To assign something or someone into a slot (gap in a schedule or sequence) 

  • To put something (such as a coin) into a slot (narrow aperture) 

  • To create a slot (narrow aperture or groove), as for example by cutting or machining. 

  • To put something where it belongs. 

  • To kill. 

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