sliver

Examples

• All

• Finally, hours later, when the thin sliver of moon had risen, Patch called a halt.

  Fiction book (1994)

• And that's just a very small sliver of Los Angeles.

• Just a little sliver goes a long way.

  Like a Boss (2020)

• We just need to take a tiny sliver out for it to match.

• So it's a very small green sliver at the top of that chart.

• Do you mind if I take a little sliver?

  Shallow Hal (2001)

• But it's there's still that little sliver of freedom.

• There's a small sliver of people who will change their minds.

  FoundMyFitness

• Every watch, button, photograph, or wedding ring taken from a prisoner represented a sliver of his character.

  Academic text (2010)

• Burundian troops have been located along a narrow sliver of territory on the west bank of Lake Tanganyika.

  Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

F

fragment

vssliver

204 3.2

A small piece broken off something larger

is specifically a small thin slice rather than a larger broken part

S

scrap

vssliver

147 2.1

A small piece left over or thrown away

is a small thin piece itself rather than a general leftover item

C

chip

vssliver

140 2.1

A small piece broken off an object, often leaving a mark

is any small thin piece rather than any small chunk or surface mark

C

crumb

vssliver

99 1.0

A very small piece of bread, cake, or other baked food

is any small thin piece, not only tiny edible bits from baking

F

flake

vssliver

60 2.3

A small thin flat piece that breaks off from something larger like snow or paint

is any small thin piece that may also be curved or rounded, not only flat

S

shred

vssliver

56 3.5

A very small amount or piece that is almost nothing

is a clearly thin slice rather than an indistinct tiny remnant

S

splinter

vssliver

49 2.8

A small thin sharp piece broken from wood or glass

is any small thin piece that is not necessarily sharp or injurious

S

snippet

vssliver

39 4.8

A small piece of text or information that comes from something larger

is a physical thin piece cut or broken off, not an abstract extract

S

snip

vssliver

3 4.1

A small piece you cut off with scissors or shears

is any small thin piece removed by many methods, not only scissor cuts

P

paring

vssliver

2 6.6

A thin piece of peel cut from fruit or vegetables

is any small thin piece cut or broken off, not only peel pieces

S

shaving

vssliver

• Specialized

1 2.0

A thin piece cut from a surface, like wood or chocolate

is any small thin piece cut or broken off, not only curled slices

Antonyms

B

block

406 1.0

A solid piece of material used for building or play

C

chunk

260 2.4

A fairly large piece of something, often food or solid material

How Small

sliver

49 3.9

slice

233 1.0

piece

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology