1. A small thin sharp bit of wood, glass or metal
   "it broke into slivers";
   - splinter
    
2. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
   "The carpenter swept up the wood slivers from the workshop floor";
   - paring, shaving

1. Divide into slivers or splinters
   "He slivered the block of cheese for the appetizer platter";
   - splinter
    
2. Break up into splinters or slivers
   "The wood slivered";
   - splinter
    
3. Form into slivers
   "sliver wood"

Derived forms: slivered, slivers, slivering

Type of: bit, break up, carve up, chip, dissever [rare], divide, flake, fleck, form, fragment, fragmentise [Brit], fragmentize, scrap, separate, shape, split, split up

Encyclopedia: Sliver