sliver vs split

split vs sliver

sliver and split both are nouns.

sliver is not an adjective while split is an adjective.

sliver and split both are verbs.

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

As verbs, split is a hypernym of sliver; that is, split is a word with a broader meaning than sliver:

sliver: divide into slivers or splinters
split: separate into parts or portions

Other hypernyms of sliver include carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split up.

sliver (noun)	split (noun)
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something	division of a group into opposing factions
a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)
	an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
	(tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl
	a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a lengthwise crack in wood
	a promised or claimed share of loot or money
	a bottle containing half the usual amount

sliver (adjective)	split (adjective)
	(especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain
	having been divided; having the unity destroyed

sliver (verb)	split (verb)
break up into splinters or slivers	come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
form into slivers	separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
divide into slivers or splinters	go one's own way; move apart
	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
	separate into parts or portions

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