Definition of Sliver

1. Verb. Divide into slivers or splinters. "The wooden sticks sliver "

Exact synonyms: Splinter
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"
Exact synonyms: Splinter
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"
Exact synonyms: Splinter
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.
Exact synonyms: Paring, Shaving
Generic synonyms: Fragment
Specialized synonyms: Splint, Turning
Derivative terms: Pare, Shave, Slivery

5. Verb. Form into slivers. "Sliver wood"
Generic synonyms: Form, Shape

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sliver

slitlike
slitmask
slitmasks
slits
slitted
slitten
slitter
slitters
slittier
slittiest
slitting
slitty
slive
slived
sliven
sliver (current term)
slivered
sliverer
sliverers
slivering
sliverlike
slivers
slivery
slives
sliving
slivovic
slivovices
slivovitz
slivovitzes
slo-mo

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