## Meanings
1. A thin, narrow piece cut or broken off something.
2. A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal.
3. To cut or break something into thin pieces.

## Examples
- She cut a tiny sliver of cheese to taste it.
- A sliver of glass got stuck in his foot.
- He slivered the almonds for the cake.

## Derived Forms
- slivercasting
- sliverlike
- sliverous
- slivery

## Related Forms
- chum
- slither

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sliver
- Root: sliven
- Root: slīfan

## Etymology
From Middle English slivere, sliver from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave, split”), from Old English slīfan (as in tōslīfan (“to split, split up”)).

## AI Etymology
Sliver is from Middle English slivere, sliver from Middle English sliven (“to cut, cleave, split”), from Old English slīfan (as in tōslīfan (“to split, split up”)). Important forms in the word's history include Middle English sliver, Middle English sliven, Old English slīfan. In current use it includes senses such as A thin, narrow piece cut or broken off something and A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal.

## Topics
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