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sliver

UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvɚ/

Translations

slivernoun
slivers
pl
UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvɚ/
A sliver of glass was found on the floor.
На полу был найден осколок стекла.
He got a sliver of wood stuck in his finger.
У него в пальце застряла щепка.
She ate a sliver of cake after dinner.
Она съела кусочек торта после ужина.
Additional translations
полоска
обломок
Synonyms
strip
piece
shred
fragment
shard
slice
splinter
bit
sliververb
slivered
Past Simple
slivered
Past Participle
slivering
Gerund
UK
/ˈslɪvə/
US
/ˈslɪvər/
He used a knife to sliver the wood into thin pieces.
Он использовал нож, чтобы расщеплять дерево на тонкие кусочки.
Additional translations
располовинить
Synonyms
slice
slit
shave
pare
split
splinter
shred
trim
carve
chip

Definitions

slivernoun
A small, thin, narrow piece of something cut or split off a larger piece.
She carefully removed a sliver of glass from her finger.
A small or narrow portion or amount of something, often abstract.
Despite the setbacks, she still held on to a sliver of hope.
A continuous, untwisted strand of textile fibers produced during carding or combing.
The sliver was fed into the spinning frame to create yarn.
sliververb
To cut or break into small, thin pieces.
She slivered the almonds before adding them to the salad.
To break or split into small, thin pieces; to splinter (intransitive).
The old wooden plank slivered under the weight.
To produce a continuous untwisted strand of textile fibres by carding or combing.
In the mill, the wool was slivered before being spun into yarn.
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