Definition of shiver

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Shiver (n.) One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural..

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Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter..
Splinter :: Splinter (n.) To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree..
Aguish :: Aguish (a.) Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or shivering; chilly; shaky.
Chill :: Chill (v. t.) To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to shiver; to affect with cold.
Tremor :: Tremor (v.) A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind..
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills..
Splint :: Splint (v. t.) To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver..
Tremble :: Tremble (v. i.) To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal..
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) The act of shivering or trembling.
Chilly :: Chilly (a.) Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of cold, or a shivering..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation..
Shivering :: Shivering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shive.
Chitter :: Chitter (v. i.) To shiver or chatter with cold.
Shiver-spar :: Shiver-spar (n.) A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; -- called also slate spar..
Shiver :: Shiver (v. i.) To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear..
Disshiver :: Disshiver (v. t. & i.) To shiver or break in pieces.
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) A spindle.
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