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sliver
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verb
(= splinter)
divide into slivers or splinters
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verb
form into slivers
sliver wood
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verb
(= splinter)
break up into splinters or slivers
The wood splintered
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noun
(= shaving)
a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something
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noun
(= splinter)
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
he got a splinter in his finger
it broke into slivers
knit
Verb
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When you knit, you make a cloth from a long wool thread, usually by hands with needles.
high
Adjective
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If something is high, it is a long way up.
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If something is high, its top is a long way up.
That is the highest mountain near here.
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If something is high, it is very good. It might be better or more important than other things. This can often means someone has more power.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in America.
Brian Boru was called the high king of Ireland.
Meeting my girlfriend was the high point of my year.
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If someone is high, that person's mind is affected by drugs.
John was high from marijuana last night.
pile
Noun
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A pile is a lot of things with some on the bottom and more on top.
There was a neat pile of sheets and blankets at the foot of each bed.
He found his phone under a pile of clothes.
The children spent the afternoon jumping into leaf piles.
in California has many huge rock piles.
She reached for the next piece of paper on the top of the taller pile.
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A pile is a long, strong post to support something like a bridge or building.
pile
Verb
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If you pile something somewhere, you put a lot of it there.
The table that was piled high with all sorts of fruit, cheese, cakes, and sweets.
She piled the books on the corner of the desk.
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If something piles (up), there is more an more of it.
I listen to the snow piling on the roof.
When I was away the work kept piling up.
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If something piles on top of something else, it is added to it.
The changes, piled on top of the problems at home were too much.
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If people pile on, they attack somebody who is already being attacked.
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If people pile in(to) a car, or some other small space, they get in quickly.
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If people pile out of a car, or some other small space, they get out quickly.