sliver

Nouns

  • (n) a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
    • he got a splinter in his finger
    • it broke into slivers
    splinter,
  • (n) a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something paring, shaving,

Verbs

  • (v) divide into slivers or splinters splinter,
  • (v) break up into splinters or slivers
    • The wood splintered
    splinter,
  • (v) form into slivers
    • sliver wood

Synonyms

splinter paring shaving

Words of close approximity

slivery