sliver
sliv´er Pronunciation: slĭv´ẽr or slī´vẽr; 277
| v. t. | 1. | To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; |
| n. | 1. | A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment, as of glass; a splinter. |
| 2. | A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning. | |
| 3. | Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. |
| Noun | 1. | sliver - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" |
| 2. |  sliver - a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something | |
| Verb | 1. | sliver - divide into slivers or splinters Synonyms: splinter |
| 2. | sliver - break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" Synonyms: splinter | |
| 3. | sliver - form into slivers; "sliver wood" |