sliver

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
• Syn:
splinter
• Derivationally related forms:
slivery, splintery (for: splinter), splinter (for: splinter)
• Hypernyms:
bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
2. a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
• Syn:
paring, shaving
• Derivationally related forms:
shave (for: shaving), slivery, pare (for: paring)
• Hypernyms:
fragment
• Hyponyms:
splint, turning

II - verb

1. divide into slivers or splinters
• Syn:
splinter
• Derivationally related forms:
splinter (for: splinter), splintering (for: splinter)
• Hypernyms:
divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. break up into splinters or slivers
- The wood splintered
• Syn:
splinter
• Derivationally related forms:
splinter (for: splinter)
• Hypernyms:
break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. form into slivers
- sliver wood
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  paring, shaving, splinter