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sliver
noun
verb
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- LIVE
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈslɪv.əː
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
noun
a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
“he got a splinter in his finger”
verb
form into slivers
“sliver wood”
verb
break up into splinters or slivers
“The wood splintered”
verb
divide into slivers or splinters
In context
Example Sentences
he got a splinter in his finger
it broke into slivers
sliver wood
The wood splintered
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