Sliver has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
"he got a splinter in his finger"
"it broke into slivers"
2
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
3
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
Verb
1
divide into slivers or splinters
2
break up into splinters or slivers
"The wood splintered"
3
form into slivers
"sliver wood"
4
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.
Example Sentences
"he got a splinter in his finger"
noun
"it broke into slivers"
noun
"The wood splintered"
verb
"sliver wood"
verb
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