Sliver Synonyms

slĭvər
A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. splinter
  2. flake
  3. fragment
  4. thorn
  5. crumb
  6. paring
  7. slice
  8. shred
  9. shaving
To start a rupture
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. rive
  2. crush
Break up into splinters or slivers
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. splinter

Words Related to Sliver

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Sliver Sentence Examples

  • She kept her head down, pretending she had a sliver in her finger.

  • A sliver of light under Cade's door suggested he was already awake.

  • It is essential that the bobbin should have such a motion, because the delivery of the sliver and the speed of the flyer are constant for a given size of rove, whereas the layers of rove on the bobbin increase in length as the bobbin fills.

  • After the fibre has been thoroughly carded by the above machines, the cans containing the sliver from the finisher card are taken to the first drawing frame.

  • She didn't know if she'd hurt him enough to drive him away forever or if there was a sliver of him that still wanted her.

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