noun🔗ShareCuchillo, cuchillo improvisadoA 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. "Desesperado por defenderse, el prisionero afiló un cepillo de dientes roto en un cuchillo improvisado rudimentario.weaponitemutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstopaA particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp."The farmer used the shives to create insulation for the chicken coop. "El granjero usó la estopa para crear aislamiento para el gallinero.materialagricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRebanada, tajadaA slice, especially of bread."He ate two shives of rye bread with his soup. "Comió dos rebanadas de pan de centeno con su sopa.fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoleaA sheave."The rope ran smoothly over the shives of the pulley system, making it easier to lift the heavy box. "La cuerda corría suavemente sobre las poleas del sistema de poleas, facilitando la elevación de la caja pesada.nauticalsailingtechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAstillas, tablillasA beam or plank of split wood."The old shed was built from rough shives nailed together, making it drafty and uneven. "El viejo cobertizo estaba construido con astillas ásperas clavadas juntas, lo que lo hacía con corrientes de aire y desigual.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapónA 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. "El trabajador de la cervecería martilló cuidadosamente el tapón en el barril para sellarlo herméticamente después de llenarlo con cerveza.materialutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAstillas, fragmentosA 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. "Después de rastrillar las fibras de lino, el agricultor retiró cuidadosamente las astillas para asegurar que solo quedara el lino suave.materialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragmentos vegetalesA plant fragment remaining in scoured wool."Despite careful scouring, the wool still contained some shives, making it slightly scratchy. "A pesar del lavado cuidadoso, la lana aún contenía algunos fragmentos vegetales, lo que la hacía ligeramente áspera.agricultureplantmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePelusa, motaA 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. "Después de lavar la toalla vieja, noté varias motas pequeñas adheridas a su superficie áspera.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAstillas, impurezas(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. "El papel barato del cuaderno estaba lleno de impurezas, lo que dificultaba escribir sin problemas.materialtechnicalindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
