Synonyms for sliver
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sliv-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪv ər |
Top 10 synonyms for sliver Other synonyms for the word sliver
Définition of sliver
Origin :- "splinter of wood," late 14c., from obsolete verb sliven "to split, cleave," from Old English toslifan "to split, cleave" (see sleave).
- noun tiny piece, usually of wood or metal
- But, as he held it and picked up a sliver, a thought occurred to him.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- The sliver, now being twisted, is called a sliver no longer, but the slubbing.
- Extract from : « The Fabric of Civilization » by Anonymous
- No such difference can be perceived in the sliver at the drawing frame.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cotton Plant » by Frederick Wilkinson
- It doesn't mean a thing though, as far as the Sliver is concerned.
- Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Our orders are to get back there at maximum, and you know what that means aboard the Sliver.
- Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
- Bennet and Gussie ain't expecting a sliver of nothing for Christmas—not a sliver.
- Extract from : « Christmas » by Zona Gale
- It is in this form that it leaves the card of the mill, and it is known as a sliver of wool.
- Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley
- Then the hand relaxed and the sliver of steel clattered to the paving.
- Extract from : « Alarm Clock » by Everett B. Cole
- Oh, nothing, mother; he got a sliver in his finger; I just took it out.
- Extract from : « The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories » by Margaret Collier Graham
- If the sliver breaks, the support falls, and this stops the machine.
- Extract from : « Makers of Many Things » by Eva March Tappan
Antonyms for sliver
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