English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�slɪv�/
SAMPA|/slIv@`/
audio|en-us-sliver.ogg|Audio (US)
:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪv�(r)|-ɪv�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
- A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.
- Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.
- (New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building.
Verb
en-verb
- transitive To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
Anagrams
silver
livers
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fi:sliver
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vi:sliver
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