sliver

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Synonyms: shiver, slaver, oliver, skiver, slive, liver, slider, siver, cliver, slicer, stiver

Antonyms: shiver, slaver, oliver, skiver, slive, liver, slider, siver, cliver, slicer, stiver

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Noun

1. A long [[piece]] cut or [[rent]] off; a [[sharp]], [[slender]] [[fragment]].
2. A [[strand]], or [[slender]] [[roll]], of [[cotton]] or other [[fiber]] in a [[loose]], un[[twist]]ed state, produced by a [[carding machine]] and ready for the [[roving]] or [[slub]]bing which [[precede]]s [[spin]]ning.
3. {{lb|en|fishing}} [[bait|Bait]] made of pieces of small fish.
4. {{lb|en|US|New York}} A narrow [[high-rise]] [[apartment]] building.
5. A small amount of something; a [[drop in the bucket]]; a [[shred]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.

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