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sliver

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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

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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

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