Antonyms for sliver


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sliv-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɪv ər


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for sliver

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