A sliver is a long, sharp fragment or splinter, often referring to a piece caught under the skin in the upper midwestern us.

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.

(fishing) Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.

(US, New York) A narrow high-rise apartment building.

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

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