26984 words

sliver

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
a very small, thin piece of something, usually broken off something larger:

Examples:

a sliver of glass
Just a sliver of cake for me, please - I shouldn't really be having any.
2
a thin, sharp piece, usually broken off something larger:

Examples:

The glass smashed into slivers.
3
A sliver is also any narrow or thin piece:

Examples:

I just want a sliver of cake.

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