slive

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/slaɪv/
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/slaɪv/ · /slɪv/

Definition of slive

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To cut; split; separate.
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verb

  1. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To cut; split; separate.
  2. (Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive)To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.
  3. (Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal)To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.
  4. (slang)To live life to the fullest while being successful, glamorous, and confident.

noun

  1. (dialectal)A slice or sliver; slip, chip.

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Etymology

From Middle English sliven, from Old English slīfan (“to cleave, split”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīban, from Proto-Germanic *slībaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”).

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