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sliver
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sliv·er  (slvr)
n.
1. A slender piece cut, split, or broken off; a splinter: slivers of broken glass.
2. A small narrow piece, portion, or plot: a sliver of land.
3. also (slvr) A continuous strand of loose wool, flax, or cotton, ready for drawing and twisting.
tr. & intr.v. sliv·ered, sliv·er·ing, sliv·ers
To split or become split into slivers.

[Middle English slivere, from sliven, to split, from Old English slfan.]

sliver [sliv-ver]
Noun
a small thin piece that is cut or broken off lengthwise
Verb
to cut into slivers [obsolete sliven to split]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sliver - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
chip, fleck, scrap, bit, flake - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
2.sliversliver - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
splint - a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
turning - a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
Verb1.sliver - divide into slivers or splinters
carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I"
2.sliver - break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"
3.sliver - form into slivers; "sliver wood"
shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

sliver
Translations
Spanish sliver [ˈslɪvəʳ] n [of glass, wood] → astilla; [of cheese, sausage] → lonja, loncha
French sliver [ˈslɪvəʳ] n [of glass, wood] → éclat m [of cheese, sausage]; petit morceau
German sliver [ˈslɪvəʳ] n (of glass, wood) → Splitter m;
(of cheese etc) → Scheibchen nt

Italian sliver [ˈslɪvəʳ] n [of glass, wood] → scheggia; [of cheese, sausage] → fettina

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