nounπShareA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush)."Desperate for defense, the prisoner sharpened a broken toothbrush into a crude shive. "weaponitemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp."The farmer used the shives to create insulation for the chicken coop. "materialagricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA slice, especially of bread."He ate two shives of rye bread with his soup. "fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA sheave."The rope ran smoothly over the shives of the pulley system, making it easier to lift the heavy box. "nauticalsailingtechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beam or plank of split wood."The old shed was built from rough shives nailed together, making it drafty and uneven. "materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle."The brewery worker carefully hammered the shive into the barrel to seal it tight after filling it with beer. "materialutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching"After scutching the flax fibers, the farmer carefully removed the shives to ensure only the soft linen remained. "materialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA plant fragment remaining in scoured wool."Despite careful scouring, the wool still contained some shives, making it slightly scratchy. "agricultureplantmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material."After washing the old towel, I noticed several small shives clinging to its rough surface. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp."The cheap notebook paper was full of shives, making it difficult to write on smoothly. "materialtechnicalindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
