scrap vs sliver

scrap and sliver both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scrap	Yes	No	Yes	No
sliver	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sliver is a hyponym of scrap; that is, sliver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scrap:

Other hyponyms of scrap include matchwood, exfoliation, scale, scurf, scurf, splinter.

scrap (noun)	sliver (noun)
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle	a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used	a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
worthless material that is to be disposed of

scrap (verb)	sliver (verb)
make into scrap or refuse	break up into splinters or slivers
have a disagreement over something	form into slivers
dispose of (something useless or old)	divide into slivers or splinters