sliver

Speech parts

1. sliver - Noun

2. sliver - Verb

Meaning

To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.

A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.

A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.

Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

splinter shard slice shaving paring mickey flake dram mote spall atom cube flinders farthing speck
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Antonyms

blizzard basis whole base big number high number
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Hypernyms

fleck flake form separate shape split

Hyponyms

turning splint

Phrases with the word

fiber sliver sliver of soap metal sliver

Derivatives

slivered slivering

Anagrams

silver Livers svirel

Examples

he got a splinter in his finger Source: Internet

it broke into slivers Source: Internet

sliver wood Source: Internet

The wood splintered Source: Internet

Another 43% is in a moderate drought and a small sliver of the state in Northern California is considered to be in a severe drought, the map shows. Source: Internet

A sliver of good on the mask front: AMC will be selling masks for $1 at the theater, but again: not enforcing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sliva slive Sliven sliver of soap slivercast slivercaster