What is "sliver" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sliver mean in English? Meaning of sliver definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sliver" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sliver": a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

Noun

  • Meaning: a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
  • Example: he got a splinter in his finger it broke into slivers
  • Synonyms: sliver splinter
  • Hypernyms: bit chip flake fleck scrap
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈslɪ.vɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈslɪv.əː/

    Meaning of "sliver": divide into slivers or splinters

    Verb

  • Meaning: divide into slivers or splinters
  • Synonyms: sliver splinter
  • Hypernyms: carve up dissever divide separate split split up
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈslɪ.vɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈslɪv.əː/

    Meaning of "sliver": a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something

    Noun

  • Meaning: a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
  • Synonyms: paring shaving sliver
  • Hyponyms: splint turning
  • Hypernyms: fragment
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈslɪ.vɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈslɪv.əː/

    Meaning of "sliver": break up into splinters or slivers

    Verb

  • Meaning: break up into splinters or slivers
  • Example: The wood splintered
  • Synonyms: sliver splinter
  • Hypernyms: break up fragment fragmentise fragmentize
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈslɪ.vɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈslɪv.əː/

    Meaning of "sliver": form into slivers

    Verb

  • Meaning: form into slivers
  • Example: sliver wood
  • Synonyms: sliver
  • Hypernyms: form shape
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈslɪ.vɚ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈslɪv.əː/

    Synonyms:

    slice, fragment, flake, snippet, shred, thorn, splinter, snip, slip, bit, shaving, paring,

    Antonyms:

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