[
US
/ˈsɫɪvɝ/
]
NOUN
- a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
he got a splinter in his finger
it broke into slivers
VERB
-
form into slivers
sliver wood -
break up into splinters or slivers
The wood splintered - divide into slivers or splinters
How To Use sliver In A Sentence
- Using a large spoon, scoop out thick slivers of papaya flesh and pile onto the salad. Times, Sunday Times
- Add the toasted almond slivers and mix well before turning into the pastry case. Times, Sunday Times
- It widely considered the president's attempt to save a sliver of his otherwise, rather soily international legacy. Archive 2008-11-01
- I'd rather have a sliver of prosciutto or a wheel of spicy sausage than neutral, inoffensive chicken any day.
- We should look to the glory and splendor of the arena … Where even the most untalented one-hit-wonder will be able to regain a sliver of dignity before their untimely demise. 2010 February « The Graveyard
- Jahdo urged the horses into this sliver of open ground and dropped their halter ropes to make them star; d. `Meer? A TIME OF WAR
- If Bertuzzi were to be sued, every player who got a sliver or a hangnail because of an infraction, would be out for some money.
- Whether this sliver of defectors will once again be big enough to swing a presidential election is less clear.
- Still, when looked at as a percentage of total automotive lighting, LED use is just a sliver, and an expensive one at that, so why are LED makers so bullish?
- Scatter with chopped mint and toasted almond slivers. Times, Sunday Times