crumb vs sliver

crumb

verb
  • To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble. 

  • To cover with crumbs. 

noun
  • A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate. 

  • A nobody; a worthless person. 

  • A small piece of other material, such as rubber. 

  • A body louse (Pediculus humanus). 

  • The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust. 

  • A bit, small amount. 

  • A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread). 

sliver

verb
  • To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit. 

noun
  • A narrow high-rise apartment building. 

  • 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. 

  • Specifically, a splinter caught under the skin. 

  • A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter. 

  • Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings. 

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

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