sliver
noun
- 1
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
- 2
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
he got a splinter in his finger
it broke into slivers
verb
- 1
form into slivers
sliver wood
- 2
break up into splinters or slivers
The wood splintered
- 3
divide into slivers or splinters
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