Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
sliver
IPA transcription: [sl'ɪvɚ]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
paring, sliver, shaving
Meaning:
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
Synonyms:
splinter, sliver
Meaning:
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
sliver
Meaning:
form into slivers; "sliver wood"
Synonyms:
splinter, sliver
Meaning:
break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"
Synonyms:
sliver, splinter
Meaning:
divide into slivers or splinters
Usage examples
As he was about to leave the hut he saw a paper pinned upon the wall with a sliver of wood and taking it down, he read: