sliver

noun

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sliv·er | \ ˈsli-vər

, sense 2 is usually ˈslī- \

Definition of sliver

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a long slender piece cut or torn off : splinter

b : a small and narrow portion a sliver of land

c : particle, scrap not a sliver of evidence

2 : an untwisted strand or rope of textile fiber produced by a carding or combing machine and ready for drawing, roving, or spinning

sliver

verb

sliv·er | \ ˈsli-vər

slivered; slivering\ ˈsli-və-riŋ

, ˈsliv-riŋ \

Definition of sliver (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to cut into slivers : splinter

intransitive verb

: to become split into slivers

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Synonyms for sliver

Synonyms: Noun

Synonyms: Verb

slice,
splinter

Examples of sliver in a Sentence

Noun I got a sliver of wood stuck in my finger. Verb carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The new service takes a small sliver of WiFi at homes with certain Amazon products and uses it to create a shared network within neighborhoods. — CBS News, 9 June 2021 While some violent crimes have been increasing, the number of people accused of shootings and homicides makes up a sliver of the jail population. — The Christian Science Monitor, 8 June 2021 While some violent crimes have been increasing, the number of people accused of shootings and homicides makes up a sliver of the jail population. — Star Tribune, 7 June 2021 The sales represent a tiny sliver of each man’s net worth. — Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 4 June 2021 Collectively, however, the clubs could create a buzzing nucleus in a sliver of Dallas that sat mostly vacant a mere five years ago. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 June 2021 Sawayama, dressed casually in a gray hoodie, says over Zoom from her London flat on a recent afternoon, her laughter revealing a sliver of blue braces. — Mitchell Kuga, Billboard, 2 June 2021 That sliver of land is about to get more than $30 million in reinforcement that also will add an expanse of salt marsh habitat to the shoreline. — al, 10 May 2021 The memories from that strange sliver of time all sounded like variations on Altamirano’s — personal turning points, where the crisis at hand suddenly became real to them. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb This classic Portuguese soup delivers big flavor and plenty of nutrition thanks to a pound of slivered kale. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 15 Apr. 2020 Toasted sliced, slivered, or chopped whole almonds can be used in place of the hazelnuts. — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2019 To finish the dish, it's garnished with house made roasted sirrachi peanuts for crunch, slivered scallions and sesame seeds. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2019 The sequined serpent that slivered up her Alexander McQueen gown shimmered. — Vogue, 28 Oct. 2019 Kuchurgan sits not far from the blast site, just inside Transnistria, a wholly unrecognized quasi-state slivered between Moldova and Ukraine and marketed by its tourist board as the place where the USSR never ended. — Wired, 29 Oct. 2019 Mixing his dough and slivering vegetables, Nyma uses beef or chicken as filling. — M.a.c. Lynch, courant.com, 29 Sep. 2019 Serve a main dish plant protein burger with a generous portion of green beans topped with toasted, slivered almonds. — NBC News, 26 Aug. 2019 Peaches are fantastic grilled, added to garden salads, transformed into salsa, or slivered into slaw. — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 7 Aug. 2019

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