Rive and Sliver

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Rive verb - To cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly.

Usage example: road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

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Sliver and rive are semantically related in splint topic. In some cases you can use "Sliver" instead a verb "Rive".

Nearby Words: river, riven, Riva, riving

Sliver verb - To cut into long slender pieces.

Usage example: carefully slivered the rattan stems into strips for basketry

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Rive and sliver are semantically related in splint topic. Sometimes you can use "Rive" instead a verb "Sliver".

Nearby Words: slivered, slivering

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