Visual meaning of 'sliver'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of sliver: A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. - Image 1

sliver: A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. - Thumbnail 1

sliver: A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. - Thumbnail 2

noun

A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.

"A sliver of cake remained on the plate after the party. "

part material thing

Visual illustration of sliver: 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 precedes spinning. - Image 1

sliver: 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 precedes spinning. - Thumbnail 1

sliver: 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 precedes spinning. - Thumbnail 2

noun

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 precedes spinning.

"The textile worker carefully fed the fluffy sliver of cotton into the spinning machine. "

material machine agriculture industry process

Visual illustration of sliver: Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.

noun

Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.

"The fisherman used sliver as bait for the trout in the stream. "

Visual illustration of sliver: A narrow high-rise apartment building.

noun

A narrow high-rise apartment building.

"The new student housing complex was a sliver of a building, only a few stories tall. "

architecture building property

Visual illustration of sliver: To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. - Image 1

sliver: To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. - Thumbnail 1

sliver: To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. - Thumbnail 2

sliver: To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. - Thumbnail 3

verb

To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.

"to sliver wood"

action process part material