What is the meaning of Sliver?

A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.

  1. Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.

Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin.

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.

Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.

A narrow high-rise apartment building.

A small amount of something; a drop in the bucket; a shred.

To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.

Source: wiktionary.org