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(noun) sliver
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
he got a splinter in his finger; it broke into slivers
(verb) sliver
break up into splinters or slivers
The wood splintered
(verb) sliver
divide into slivers or splinters
(verb) break away, secede
withdraw from an organization or communion
After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away