 sliver |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something | |
| Synonyms: | shaving paring | |
| Related terms: | fragment splint shave whittle | |
| 2. | [ verb ] form into slivers, as of wool | |
| Related terms: | shape splinter | |
| 3. | [ verb ] break up into splinters or slivers | |
| Synonyms: | splinter | |
| Examples: | "The wood splintered" |
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| Related terms: | break_up splinter | |
| 4. | [ verb ] divide into slivers or splinters | |
| Synonyms: | splinter | |
| Related terms: | divide splinter | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal | |
| Synonyms: | splinter flinders | |
| Examples: | "he got a splinter in his finger" "it flew into flinders" |
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| Related terms: | bit | |
| Similar spelling: |
slivery Slover slaver slavery Slifer slobber slipper Sleeper slapper slabber slippery sleepers slobberer slippered |
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