shive

¹

[ shahyv ]

noun

1. a sliver or fragment; splinter.
2. a thin plug, as of wood or cork, for stopping the bunghole of a cask or the mouth of a bottle.

shive

²

[ shiv, shahyv ]

noun

1. a splinter or fragment of the husk of flax, hemp, etc.
2. boon ³.

shive

/ ʃaɪv /

noun

1. a flat cork or bung for wide-mouthed bottles
2. an archaic word for slice

Word History and Origins

Origin of shive¹

1175–1225; Middle English; cognate with German Scheibe, Old Norse skīfa; akin to sheave ²

Origin of shive²

1475–85; earlier scyfe; cognate with dialectal Dutch schif, Middle Dutch scheve, German Schebe; akin to shiver ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of shive¹

C13: from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German schīve; see sheave ¹

Example Sentences

“I think the key is we have to start thinking about these as dynamic ecosystems again, rather than as museum pieces, where we naively think we can keep every single one of them around forever,” Shive said.

From Los Angeles Times

Both had plenty of green in their crowns and had regrown foliage since the fire, said Kristen Shive, a fire ecologist and assistant professor at UC Berkeley who has studied how much crown damage giant sequoias can sustain.

From Los Angeles Times

"This paper is giving us advanced warning," Shive said.

From Science Daily

Paper co-author Kristen Shive, a UC Berkeley expert on forests, wildfires and prescribed fire, said specific burn prescriptions vary by location and vegetation type, but target temperatures commonly range from 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit with 10-20% relative humidity.

From Science Daily

“If we’re going to say that if we can’t perfectly prep every single giant sequoia then we can’t burn, we’re taking a big gamble there,” said Kristen Shive, a fire ecologist and assistant professor at UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times