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Definition of Sliver
1. Verb. Divide into slivers or splinters. "The wooden sticks sliver "
Generic synonyms: Carve Up, Dissever, Divide, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Splinter, Splintering
2. Noun. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal. ; "It broke into slivers"
Generic synonyms: Bit, Chip, Flake, Fleck, Scrap
Derivative terms: Slivery, Splinter, Splinter, Splintery, Splintery
3. Verb. Break up into splinters or slivers. "The wood splintered"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize
Derivative terms: Splinter
4. Noun. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.
Generic synonyms: Fragment
Specialized synonyms: Splint, Turning
Derivative terms: Pare, Shave, Slivery
5. Verb. Form into slivers. "Sliver wood"
Definition of Sliver
1. v. t. To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
2. n. A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
Definition of Sliver
1. Noun. A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. ¹
2. Noun. 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 precedes spinning. ¹
3. Noun. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings. ¹
4. Noun. (US New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sliver
1. to cut into long, thin pieces [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Sliver
1. 1. A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. 2. A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fibre in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning. 3. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood. "They 'll sliver thee like a turnip." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: See Slive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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