noun🔗ShareAstilla, lascaA long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter."A sliver of cake remained on the plate after the party. "Una astilla de pastel quedó en el plato después de la fiesta.partmaterialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMechaA 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. "El trabajador textil alimentó cuidadosamente la mecha de algodón esponjoso en la máquina de hilar.materialmachineagricultureindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrozo, astillaBait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings."The fisherman used sliver as bait for the trout in the stream. "El pescador usó un trozo de pescado como cebo para la trucha en el arroyo.fishfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRascacielos estrechoA narrow high-rise apartment building."The new student housing complex was a sliver of a building, only a few stories tall. "El nuevo complejo de viviendas para estudiantes era un rascacielos estrecho, de solo unos pocos pisos de altura.architecturebuildingpropertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCortar en astillas, rajarTo cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit."to sliver wood"Cortar madera en astillas.actionprocesspartmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
