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SHIVES

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There are 10 meanings of the word Shives.

Shives - as a noun

A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

A slice, especially of bread.

A sheave.

A beam or plank of split wood.

A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.

A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching

A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.

A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.

(papermaking) a dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp.

Example Sentences

"He picked up the shives of wood from the floor."
"The lumberjack sorted the shives from the larger logs."
"After cutting the wheat, they separated the shives from the straw."
"The chef used a sieve to remove the shives from the sauce."
"She carefully removed the shives from the fabric before sewing."
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Word Game Points

Is SHIVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, shives is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

SHIVES has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is SHIVES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, shives is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
SHIVES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is SHIVES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, shives is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
SHIVES has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.

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