Shive

Pronunciation: /ˈʃaɪv/

Shive (noun)

  1. A small piece of wood used to close a hole in a barrel or cask.
  2. A thin piece or fragment of plant material, like straw or husk.

Examples

  • He used a shive to seal the barrel.
  • A shive was inserted to stop the liquid from leaking.

Common collocations: insert a shive, remove the shive, wooden shive, remove a shive, tiny shive

Synonyms of Shive

Neutral

Antonyms of Shive

  • referring to an entire object