shive

ʃaɪv

Definition

Definition of shive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

tools

Rare

disk or stopper placed in a hole

Rare

The worker inserted a shive into the pipe to prevent leaks..

bung

plug

food

Dated

slice of bread

Dated

He ate a shive with butter for breakfast.

chunk

piece

slice

cask stopper

Rare

thin slice of cork or wood for stopping a cask

Rare

He placed a shive on the barrel to seal it..

bung

stopper

materials

Rare

splinter from flax or hemp

Rare

The worker removed a shive from the flax.

chip

splinter

textile

Rare

plant fragment in scoured wool

Rare

The shive was caught in the wool fibers.

chaff

husk

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Images of shive

disk or stopper placed in a hole
slice of bread
thin slice of cork or wood for stopping a cask
splinter from flax or hemp
plant fragment in scoured wool

Origin of shive

Old English, scēaf (slice)

Examples of shive in a sentence

A shive was missing from the equipment.
She packed a shive for the road trip.
The soup was served with a shive on the side.
The brewer inserted a shive into the cask.
A shive was missing from the barrel, causing a leak.
He carefully picked out a shive from the bundle.

A shive lodged in his finger, causing discomfort.
The shive was removed during processing.
Workers sorted out the shive from the batch.

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French:cheville, tranche, ...
German:Stopfen, Schnitte, ...
Italian:tappo, fetta, ...
Spanish:tapón, rebanada, ...
Portuguese:tampa, fatia de pão, ...
Chinese:塞子, 面包片, ...
Japanese:ディスクストッパー, パンのスライス, ...
Arabic:سَدَّادَة, شَرِيحَة خُبْز, ...
Hebrew:דִּיסְקִית, פְּרוּסָה, ...
Russian:дисковая пробка, ломтик хлеба, ...
Ukrainian:дискова пробка, скибка, ...
Hindi:डिस्क स्टॉपर, ब्रेड का टुकड़ा, ...
Bengali:ডিস্ক স্টপার, পাউরুটির টুকরা, ...
Catalan:tap, llenca, ...
Czech:zátka, krajíc, ...
Danish:prop, brødskive, ...
Dutch:schijf, snee, ...
Greek:τάπα, φέτα, ...
Hungarian:dugó, kenyérszelet, ...
Khmer:ឌីសបិទរន្ធ, ចំណិតនំប៉័ង, ...
Korean:디스크, 빵 한 조각, ...
Persian:دیسک, برش نان, ...
Polish:zatyczka, kromka, ...
Portuguese (BR):tampa, fatia de pão, ...
Romanian:disc, felie de pâine, ...
Swedish:skivstoppare, brödskiva, ...
Thai:จุกแผ่นดิสก์, ขนมปังแผ่น, ...
Turkish:disk tıpası, dilim ekmek, ...
Vietnamese:nút đĩa, lát bánh mì, ...

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Definition of shive - Reverso English Dictionary

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