What is the meaning of sliver?

noun

• A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal.
  • usage: "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
  • synonyms: splinter
• A thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something.
  • synonyms: paring, shaving

verb

• Divide into slivers or splinters.
  • synonyms: splinter
• Break up into splinters or slivers.
  • usage: "The wood splintered"
  • synonyms: splinter
• Form into slivers.
  • usage: "sliver wood"