sliver

  • 11Sliver — Para el álbum, véase Sliver The Best of the Box. Para la película, véase Sliver (película). « Sliver » Sencillo de Nirvana Formato LP, CD Grabación Julio 11 y 24 de 1990 …

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  • 12Sliver — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Sliver (значения). «Sliver» Сингл Nirvana из альбома Incesticide Выпущен сентябрь …

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  • 13Sliver — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sliver est un nom propre ou commun qui peut désigner : Sliver, un film de Phillip Noyce avec Sharon Stone sorti en 1993 Sliver Guitars, une marque et …

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  • 14sliver — UK [ˈslɪvə(r)] / US [ˈslɪvər] noun [countable] Word forms sliver : singular sliver plural slivers 1) a small thin piece of something sliver of: slivers of glass a sliver of cheese A sliver of light fell across Sue s bed. 2) mainly literary a… …

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  • 15sliver — sliverlike, adj. /sliv euhr/, n. 1. a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter. 2. any small, narrow piece or portion: A sliver of sky was visible. 3. a… …

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  • 16sliver — sliv|er [ slıvər ] noun count 1. ) a small thin piece of something: sliver of: slivers of glass a sliver of cheese A sliver of light fell across Sue s bed. 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY a small amount of a quality: There was just a small sliver of hope… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17sliver — slither, sliver The words are often confused, especially in newspapers. Slither is a verb meaning ‘to slip or slide unsteadily’, whereas sliver is a noun meaning ‘a thin narrow piece cut off a larger piece’. The more usual error is to put slither …

    Modern English usage

  • 18sliver — sliv|er [ˈslıvə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: slive to cut off thinly (11 19 centuries), from Old English slifan] a small pointed or thin piece that has been cut or broken off something sliver of ▪ a sliver of glass ▪ a sliver of cake …

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  • 19sliver — [[t]slɪ̱və(r)[/t]] slivers N COUNT: usu N of n A sliver of something is a small thin piece or amount of it. Not a sliver of glass remains where the windows were... There was only one sliver of light in the darkness …

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  • 20sliver — /ˈslɪvə / (say slivuh) noun 1. a slender piece, as of wood, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter. 2. a continuous strand or band of loose, untwisted wool, cotton, etc., ready for roving or slubbing. –verb (t)… …