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Synonyms for sliver
ˈslɪv ərsliv·er
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Princeton's WordNet
splinter, slivernoun
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
"he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
paring, sliver, shavingverb
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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shave, shaving, paring, grazing, splinter, skimmingsliver, splinterverb
divide into slivers or splinters
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secede, splinter, break awaysplinter, sliververb
break up into splinters or slivers
"The wood splintered"
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secede, splinter, break awaysliververb
form into slivers
"sliver wood"
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splinter
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
slivernoun
Synonyms:
splinter
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#9651 | glow | |
#10568 | slice | |
#14352 | shaving | |
#15075 | shave | |
#15380 | grazing | |
#19271 | splinter | |
#44576 | sliver | |
#47971 | skimming | |
#50867 | paring | |
#54529 | shard | |
#86119 | secede |
How to use sliver in a sentence?
When we talk about MS-13 and the cartels, what do we mean? We mean international criminal organizations that turn cities and suburbs into warzones, that rape and kill innocent civilians, and who profit by smuggling poison and other human beings across our borders, … It is here on this very sliver of land—on this border—that we take our stand. It is a direct threat to our legal system, peace and prosperity.
The way you run information operations is, you tell a sliver of truth and lie about the rest, vladimir Putin knows how to do this. He is an ex-KGB agent.
We gave Evan the last rites and then we turned off her life support, she was declared brain dead…The hospital kept giving me a sliver of hope. I knew it was wrong, but I wanted it to be true. So I hung on for a week. It’s rough. I feel like I’ve been very, very beaten. I hurt from head to toe with the pain of losing my daughter.
It’s also kind of a little bit demeaning to blame residential use for these crises, it’s just a small sliver of the overall consumption. It’s a much bigger problem, and we really need to start bringing in these big industries that are guzzling water during this time of drought.
That's a tiny sliver of their potential.
Translations for sliver
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- flisDanish
- Splitter, kleiner Teil, kleines Stück, Faserband, BandGerman
- edificio, astilla, rascacielos, cebo lengüetaSpanish
- tappura, säle, lastu, aivina, rohdinFinnish
- gratte-ciel, éclat, écharde, languette, tourFrench
- sliverIrish
- flís, flaskiIcelandic
- grattacielo, scaglia, frammento, scheggiaItalian
- 찢어진 조각Korean
- skaidaLatvian
- drzazgaPolish
- lascaPortuguese
- surcea, așchieRomanian
- ще́пкаRussian
- trskaSlovene
- flisa, livagn, speta, stickaSwedish
- şerit, kıymık, kordon, ince dilimTurkish
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