noun a thin slice; a shive.
2. shiver ·noun a variety of blue slate.
3. shiver ·noun a spindle.
4. shiver ·noun the act of shivering or trembling.
5. shiver ·noun a sheave or small wheel in a pulley.
6. shiver ·noun a small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window shutter.
7. shiver ·vi to separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be shattered.
8. shiver ·vt to cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind.
9. shiver ·noun one of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence;
generally used in the plural.
10. shiver ·vi to tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or fear.
11. shiver ·vt to break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.