sliver Antonyms
Meaning of sliver
sliver (n)
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
sliver (v)
divide into slivers or splinters
break up into splinters or slivers
form into slivers
sliver (v. t.)
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
sliver (n.)
A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.
Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
FAQs About the word sliver
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal, a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something, divide into slivers or spli
splinter, fragment,chip, shard, bit, section,flake, sheet, shred, part
lump, chunk,slab, chunk, slab, lump, hunk,hunk,
A sliver of sunlight peeked through the curtains, casting an ethereal glow over the room.
The boy gingerly extracted a sliver of glass from his finger, wincing in pain.
The cake was cut into paper-thin slivers, each one a tantalizing treat.
The canoe drifted silently through the water, leaving a sliver of a wake behind it.
