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Meaning of "sliver-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLIVER-LIKE

sliver-like  [ˈslɪvəˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLIVER-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sliver-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SLIVER-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sliver-like in the English dictionary

The definition of sliver-like in the dictionary is resembling a sliver.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLIVER-LIKE


daughter-like
ˈdɔːtəˌlaɪk
feather-like
ˈfeðəˌlaɪk
hammer-like
ˈhæməˌlaɪk
lava-like
ˈlɑːvəˌlaɪk
leatherlike
ˈlɛðəˌlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
mirror-like
ˈmɪrəˌlaɪk
novalike
ˈnəʊvəˌlaɪk
pizza-like
ˈpiːtsəˌlaɪk
riverlike
ˈrɪvəˌlaɪk
soundalike
ˈsaʊndəˌlaɪk
sugar-like
ˈʃʊɡəˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
tiger-like
ˈtaɪɡəˌlaɪk
tumor-like
ˈtjuːməˌlaɪk
umbrella-like
ʌmˈbrɛləˌlaɪk
unloverlike
ʌnˈlʌvəˌlaɪk
villa-like
ˈvɪləˌlaɪk
water-like
ˈwɔːtəˌlaɪk
winter-like
ˈwɪntəˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLIVER-LIKE

slish
slit
slit pocket
slit skirt
slit trench
slit-eyed
slither
slitherier
slitheriest
slithery
slitless
slitlike
slitter
slitty
slive
sliver
slivovic
slivovica
slivovitz
slivowitz

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLIVER-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
ribbon-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
tail-like
village-like
virus-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of sliver-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sliver-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLIVER-LIKE

Find out the translation of sliver-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sliver-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sliver-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

银样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de astilla
570 millions of speakers

English

sliver-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुट्ठी भर लोगों की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثل شظية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Щепка - как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tira -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাঠের ছিলকা মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ruban -like
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Seperti sekerat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Splitter - wie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スライバー様
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은색 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sliver-like
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mảnh giống như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிராய் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुळतुकीसारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şerit benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sliver -like
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak drzazga -
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тріска - як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- țeapă ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φέτα - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

splinter -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flisa liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sliver lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sliver-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIVER-LIKE»

The term «sliver-like» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.330 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLIVER-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sliver-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLIVER-LIKE»

Discover the use of sliver-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sliver-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emergency Musculoskeletal Imaging in Children
6.8 Subtle, sliver-like avulsion fractures. (a) Note the subtle thin avulsed fracture fragment (arrow). (b) Another patient demonstrating similar, but less pronounced findings of an avulsion fracture (arrow). There is end of the spectrum of lateral ...
Leonard E. Swischuk, Siddharth P. Jadhav, 2013
2
Particle Physics and the Universe: Proceedings of the 9th ...
... by T. I T + EP , (29) The consequences of this deformation will be worked out in the next section. As for the ghost part of the equation of motion (5) the procedure is similar. The sliver-like solution to this equation takes the form |§> /veXp( 2 ...
Josip Trampetic, Julius Wess, 2006
3
Sliver
Sliver, like Basic Instinct, is an example of the new genre of mock pornography — a sad genre, even sadder than pornography itself, because it lacks the courage of its sleazy convictions. In brief: the ideas in vincent ward's Map of the Human ...
4
Geomaterials in Cultural Heritage
These rock fragments arc subangular to subrounded and many of the monocrystalline quartz grains (the blocky to sliver-like medium-sized grains) probably have a similar origin. Also visible are blocky feldspars, polysynthctic twinned ...
Marino Maggetti, Bruno Messiga, 2006
5
AS SWEET AS HONEY
For Nalani, Meterling's heart was embedded with this sliver, and the sliver, like a splinter, needed to be dislodged. Inside her heart, Nalani believed, Meterling carried her grief, and it was up to us, her family, to help her both carry the pain and ...
Indira Ganesan, 2013
6
Spite Hall
He cut a sliver, or as sliver-like a segment as the fat fruit would allow him to, and tasted it. It was the best pie he had ever tasted and John, the string of untried Childress pies notwithstanding, was very fond of pie. He then thought he would ...
Jack L. Mauro, 2001
7
Backpacker
Though a nonorganic sliver like metal or glass has been known to stay harmlessly in a body for years, it doesn't belong there so get it out. Be careful but deliberate. First, sterilize your tools with a flame, but don't wipe off the black residue.
8
The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights ...
Method of stretching continuous filament materials comprising forming a sliver- like bundle by assembling a number of smaller threads of continuous filaments side by side, passing said bundle into a stretching chamber through an opening in ...
‎1944
9
Breathing Water
I asked. “When you were still with him, at least it felt like you were here.” “What do you mean?” I challenged. I stared at her eyes, which were small and certain. Brown and deep set. “I mean, I feel like you're a sliver. Like you are a piece of Effie.
T. Greenwood, 2012
10
Final Exit: A Suspenseful Tale of Passions Unleashed
Jennifer stopped walking for a moment and tugged Robert's arm. She looked up and pointed. "The moon, it's just a sliver, like a silver bow bent far up in the heavens." He nodded and held her close. The town was densely packed with people, ...
Joan Nelson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLIVER-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sliver-like is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Iconic Audi coupe lightens up
All this, for us, would have been an excuse to make a few more changes in the way the car looks, but in fact, despite the sliver-like new lamps and geodetic ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
2
Meet Shoichi Miyatani — The Man Who Turns Nissans Into Nismos
Right now its global sales of 20,000 are a sliver-like slice of Nissan's global sales of 5.3 million. Bump that number to 100,000 or more and it helps Nissan ... «BoldRide.com, Feb 15»
3
After Lesotho, Africa's 2014 ends with foiled coup bid in Gambia as …
The Gambia is a sliver-like country in west Africa surrounded by Senegal but with a western outlet to the Atlantic sea. It is often known as the “smiling coast of ... «Mail & Guardian Africa, Dec 14»
4
“If you win, will you buy it for me?”
It's not as cramped for vision as I thought it would be, and that includes the rear glass, which seems sliver-like as you approach it. The 2.0-litre turbo has plenty of ... «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Oct 14»
5
Hope among the ruins
... fighting five years ago – is strewn in almost every street in towns, villages and refugee camps in the densely packed, sliver-like territory of 1.8 million people. «Times of Malta, Aug 14»
6
Hope among the ruins: Gaza looks to aid to rebuild -PHOTO
... fighting five years ago - is strewn in almost every street in towns, villages and refugee camps in the densely packed, sliver-like territory of 1.8 million people. «www.worldbulletin.net, Aug 14»
7
Fisherman 'dares to go small' for big hauls of fish
In contrast with the fishermen on the opposite side, Hewitt uses lightweight line, a tiny hook and a sliver-like bobber that responded to the slightest touch. «Cadillac News, Jul 14»
8
Miami Art Week 2013: Glass
When looked at from the side, one can view all the sliver-like components, while it appears to be a diorama when viewed directly. This is more than framing, it is ... «Cool Hunting, Dec 13»
9
Value and good steak at Richmond's Pub
Adding a bit of seasoning or steak sauce, the steaks were good, cooked just as ordered and more slab than sliver-like. My steak, done perfectly rare, had fatty ... «Calgary Sun, Aug 13»
10
Huawei Ascend P6 First Take: Thin and good value
But there's more to this handset than its sliver-like profile: it's actually rather good value for money. With a price tag of around £310 (inc. VAT) at the time of writing ... «ZDNet, Aug 13»

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