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sliver

[ sliv-er ]

noun

  1. a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
  2. any small, narrow piece or portion:

    A sliver of sky was visible.

  3. a strand of loose, untwisted fibers produced in carding.


verb (used with object)

  1. to split or cut off (a sliver) or to split or cut into slivers:

    to sliver a log into kindling.

  2. to form (textile fibers) into slivers.

verb (used without object)

  1. to split.

sliver

/ ˈ²õ±ôɪ±¹É™ /

noun

  1. a thin piece that is cut or broken off lengthwise; splinter
  2. a loose strand or fibre obtained by carding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to divide or be divided into splinters; split
  2. tr to form (wool, etc) into slivers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ô¾±±¹±ð°ù-ËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ô¾±±¹î€½Ä°ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sliver1

1325–75; Middle English slivere (noun), derivative of sliven to split, Old English -²õ±ôÄ«´Ú²¹²Ô (in ³ÙŲõ±ôÄ«´Ú²¹²Ô to split up
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sliver1

C14: from sliven to split
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Example Sentences

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The records are just a sliver of the millions of pages of assassination-related documents held by the National Archives, most of which have already been made available to the public.

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For Ukrainians, the only sliver of hope is that the US hasn't agreed to any of this – yet.

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For Zelensky, the military clock is ticking, especially in Kursk, where his troops have been occupying a shrinking sliver of Russian territory since August 2024.

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Now, on this gray February morning, there is a sliver of hope in the form of volunteer archaeologists who have arrived from Northern California.

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There was a further sliver of optimism early in the new half.

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