sliver
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sliver
- /ˈslɪvə/ Australia, UK
- /ˈslɪvɚ/ US
- /ˈsləvə/ New Zealand
- /ˈslɪvəɾ/ Scotland
Sounds like slither (th-fronting) · Rhymes with -ɪvə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English slivere, sliver from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave, split”), from Old English slīfan (as in tōslīfan (“to split, split up”)).
noun slivers
- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment. This is the tasting ritual, the lay Eucharist of cheese. The buyer squeezes the sliver of cheese between his fingers to test its consistency, sniffs it, and then tastes it as delicately as if it were the most subtle caviar.
- Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
- 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 precedes spinning.
- Bait made of pieces of small fish.
- A narrow high-rise apartment building.
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A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.
Similar: bit, ounce, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, crumb, glimpse, dab
verb slivers · slivering · slivered
- To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. to sliver wood
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: splinter, flinders, paring, shaving, shard, outburst, flare, flash, bang, spark, sparkle, lustre, glow, shine, brilliance, brightness
Translations
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noun long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment
| Español | astilla, tira, esquirla, rebanadita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조각 jogak |
| 中文 | 裂片 lièpiàn |
| Português | lasca |
| Français | écharde, éclat |
| Deutsch | Splitter, kleiner Teil, kleines Stück, Spreißel |
| Italiano | scheggia, frammento, scaglia, spezzone |
| Română | surcea, așchie |
| Русский | ще́пка ščépka, оско́лок oskólok |
noun strand or slender roll of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state
| Deutsch | Band, Faserband |
|---|
noun bait made of pieces of small fish
| Español | cebo lengüeta |
|---|---|
| Français | languette |
noun New York: narrow high-rise apartment building
| Español | edificio, rascacielos |
|---|---|
| Français | tour, gratte-ciel |
| Italiano | grattacielo |
| Русский | дом-точка dom-točka |
Talk about this word "sliver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sliver. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sliver. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sliver "sliver." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sliver.Cite this
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title = {sliver},
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