Plural of sliver
regular plural
The plural of sliver is slivers.
Forms of sliver
| Singular | sliver /ˈslɪvə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | slivers |
| Countable | countable |
Slivers in a sentence
- That is what my eating abroad had been: fearful, niminy-piminy slivers of prosciutto and single olives.2018, Laura Freeman, The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite. From the entry niminy-piminy
- A common defect in copper wire is that of slivers.1952, Wire and Wire Products, volume 27, page 78. From the entry slivery
- Next, we tried the piadinas, a northern Italian flatbread topped with roasted celeriac, grilled squash, eggplant, slivers of cabbage and a sprinkling of Parmesan.2013 January 24, Samantha Everts, “Two Six {Ate} making its own rules”, in Metro Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont., →ISSN, page 26. From the entry piadina
- The creature screels, a spine-chilling sound so intense the two unbroken windows at the far left corner of the room shatter, spraying chunks and slivers of glass everywhere.2016, Elvi Joy, Soul Reaper's Mate, →ISBN, page 91. From the entry screel
Meaning of sliver
- noun A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- noun Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.
- noun A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.
Questions about the plural of sliver
- What is the plural of sliver?
- The plural of sliver is slivers.
- Is sliver countable?
- Sliver is a countable noun.
Source and license
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