sliver

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
  2. noun a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
  3. verb divide into slivers or splinters

Etymology

From Middle English slivere, sliver from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave, split”), from Old English slīfan (as in tōslīfan (“to split, split up”)).

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Synonyms

splinter

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