sliver

Noun
  1. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal (synset 109465742)
    "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
    is a type of: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    same as: splinter
  2. A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something (synset 109408030)
    is a type of: fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else
    subtypes:
    • splint - a thin sliver of wood
    • turning - a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
    same as: paring, shaving
Verb
  1. Divide into slivers or splinters (synset 202474697)
    is a type of: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up - separate into parts or portions
    same as: splinter
  2. Break up into splinters or slivers (synset 200338713)
    "The wood splintered"
    is a type of: break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces
    same as: splinter
  3. Form into slivers (synset 200144134)
    "sliver wood"
    is a type of: form, shape - give shape or form to

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