slivers
Narrow sharp pieces
Slivers are thin, narrow pieces cut or broken from something larger.
A sliver of wood might lodge painfully under skin; a sliver of glass could cut a finger.
The word extends to small portions generally: a sliver of cake, a sliver of hope.
To sliver is to cut into such pieces: She slivered almonds for the salad.
Broken fragments of brittle material
- splintersThin sharp broken fragments
- piecesParts of something divided
- bitsSmall portions or pieces
- chipsThin fried slices
flakes · scraps · shavings · snippets · flecks · specks · crumbs · morsels
Thin and graceful
- narrowOf small width
- slimThin or meager
- fineAcceptable in quality
- threadlikeResembling thin strands
wispy · hairline · razor-thin · paper-thin · wafer-thin · filament · pencil-thin · sleek
Tapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- edgedHad a border
razor-sharp · keen · spiky · needlelike · lacerating · slicing · prickly · serrated
shards
Broken fragments of brittle material
chips · flakes · scraps · shavings · snippets · flecks · specks · crumbs · morsels · particles
slender
Thin and graceful
threadlike · wispy · hairline · razor-thin · paper-thin · wafer-thin · filament · pencil-thin · sleek · streamlined
pointed
Tapering to a tip
edged · razor-sharp · keen · spiky · needlelike · lacerating · slicing · prickly · serrated · penetrating
splinter
Thin sharp fragment
prick · painful · tweezers · extract · remove · lodge · fester · infection · irritation · skin
almonds
Edible tree drupes
chocolate · cheese · truffle · carrot · scallion · garnish · shaved · julienne · mandoline · topping
- sharp pointsneedles, point, pins, tip, spikes
- tiny bitsdots, dot, spots, spot, specks
- bitsbits, morsels, tidbits, snippets, scraps
- scrapsbits, scraps, remnants, shards, trimmings
- shavings & scrapswood shavings, pencil shavings, sawdust, filings, chips
- wood scrapssawdust, wood chips, shavings, splinters, wood shavings