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sliver Definition

sliver (slivər)

noun

  1. a thin, sharp piece that has been cut, split, or broken off; splinter
  2. a loose, thin, continuous fiber or strand, as of wool or flax after carding, ready to be drawn and twisted

Etymology: ME slivere < sliven, to cut, cleave < OE slifan, to split < IE *skleip- < base *(s)kel-: see slit

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to cut or break into slivers

sliver Synonyms

sliver

n.

sliver Synonyms

sliver

v.

rive, splinter, crush; see break 1, 2, cut 2.

sliver Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • garlic: Make small slits in the meat about 10mm deep and insert small slivers of garlic.
  • moon: Was it a large, round, full moon, half a moon, or just a tiny sliver of a moon?
  • glass: The tread was hardly worn, there were no cuts of any kind, no flints or slivers of glass.
  • wood: A good way is to layer the bottom of your compost unit with some twigs or slivers of wood.
  • metal: In the midst of the thorough eye exam, the doctor discovered that a small sliver of metal had lodged in his eye.
  • land: A lovely sliver of land, Bute is a geological and scenic hybrid of highland and lowland.

Object

  • almond: Optional - sprinkle thinly sliced or slivered almonds over soaked cake.

Converse of object

  • remove: Engraving involves cutting into the plate with an engraving tool, which removes a thin sliver of metal.
  • get: Program's losses further be able to get that far sliver of the.
  • take: Week by week the slivers taken grown, Each tiny gnaw becomes a ravenous bite.
  • have: So in a new procedure she had slivers of her ovaries taken out and frozen.
  • cut: Peel the top third of the skin from the apples and cut a sliver off the bottom so the apples can stand upright.

Adjective modifier

  • tiny: There is no need to be afraid of linking to sites whose scale shows only a tiny sliver of green on their scale.
  • thin: Thin slivers of chaos spread all over the city alerted him to any small movement that could signify an intruder.
  • fine: It will cut a very fine sliver of paper, sharpens pencils well and is just as good on thicker pieces of wood.
  • small: Perhaps one small sliver of hope amidst the gloomy start to 2005 may be the recovery of the term " human security " .
  • little: To be able to say I could be a little sliver in their world.
  • few: All because a few slivers of silicon refuse to accept the march of time.

Modifies a noun

  • screen: Moving Pictures The alchemists of the Discworld have discovered the magic of the sliver screen.
  • polygon: It is possible to attempt to remove sliver polygons automatically.

Browse dictionary entries near sliver

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