Dictionary definition · sliver
noun
- a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal"he got a splinter in his finger"
- a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
verb
- divide into slivers or splinters
- break up into splinters or slivers"The wood splintered"
- form into slivers"sliver wood"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).