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sliver
[ sliv-er ]
noun
- a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- any small, narrow piece or portion:
A sliver of sky was visible.
- a strand of loose, untwisted fibers produced in carding.
verb (used with object)
- to split or cut off (a sliver) or to split or cut into slivers:
to sliver a log into kindling.
- to form (textile fibers) into slivers.
verb (used without object)
- to split.
sliver
/ ˈslɪvə /
noun
- a thin piece that is cut or broken off lengthwise; splinter
- a loose strand or fibre obtained by carding
verb
- to divide or be divided into splinters; split
- tr to form (wool, etc) into slivers
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Derived Forms
- ˈsliver-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- sliver·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sliver1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sliver1
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Example Sentences
There was some small sliver of hope that Democrats could regain some lost ground in 2016 with Hillary Clinton on the ballot.
The governor with at least a tiny sliver of a heart is gone.
And if he can stabilize this sliver of the country, it could prevent another devastating war.
Leaving the OR that night, I looked up the clear sky, at the flocks of white seagulls and a sliver of crescent moon.
Despite name ID and fluent Spanish (there was a sizable Hispanic population in the area), he lost by a sliver.
I took a look around, trying to find a sliver of light that would reveal the part of the building in which the men were hiding.
There was Old Slade, from over on the bluff opposite, slyly cutting a sliver of salt fish from one in the bale upon which he sat.
I have heard noises something like them in sawmills when the circular saw happened to strike a sliver.
Once it raised its head and a sliver of flesh shook from its teeth before the face dropped again to devour.
In his hand he had a stone knife—you know, a thin, sharp sliver of some obsidian-like stuff same as they make arrow-heads out of.
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