sliver

splinter

Thin sharp fragment

• shardBroken fragment of something brittle
• chipSmall broken-off piece
• flakeThin detached fragment

shred · speck · morsel · particle · crumb · scrap · bit · piece · segment · remnant

pare

Remove outer layer

• shaveCut hair close
• whittleCarve by shaving layers
• carveCut to shape

split · splinter · chip · snip · trim · peel · fillet · julienne · shred · grate

splinter

Thin sharp fragment

• shavingRemoving hair with blade
• chipSmall broken-off piece
• kindlingMaterial for starting fires

matchstick · toothpick · skewer · bamboo · cedar · pine · dowel · chopstick · twig · stake

narrow

Of small width

• slimThin or meager
• slenderThin and graceful
• thinSmall in diameter

fine · tapered · needlelike · threadlike · hairline · pencil-thin · wedge-shaped · knife-edge · razor-thin · paper-thin

trace

Minute remnant or pursue

• hintIndirect suggestion
• smidgenVery small quantity
• modicumSmall, limited quantity

glimmer · ray · glimpse · fraction · dash · touch · shred · scrap · iota · bit

beam

Structural support member

• rayNarrow light emission
• shaftNarrow vertical passage
• streakUnbroken series

glint · gleam · crack · gap · moonlight · sunlight · dawn · twilight · shimmer · glow

pointed

Tapering to a tip

• jaggedSharply uneven, notched
• piercingPenetrating or very sharp
• cuttingDividing via sharp edge

splintery · barbed · prickly · stabbing · spiky · razor-sharp · keen · needle-sharp · serrated · edged

• tiny amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, dot
• fragmentsfragment, shard, splinter, shards, chip
• Insignificant thingstrivial, minor, small, tiny, negligible
• piecespiece, bit, chunk, fragment, part
• remnantsremnant, residue, leftover, remainder, vestige
• skinnythin, slim, slender, lean, skinny