sliver

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sliver Definition

• (n) a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders"
• (n) a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
• (v) divide into slivers or splinters
• (v) break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
• (v) form into slivers; "sliver wood"

sliver Synonyms

• flinders
• paring
• shaving
• sliver
• splinter