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Olive vs Slive - What's the difference?

olive | slive |

As nouns the difference between olive and slive

is that olive is an evergreen tree, species: Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it while slive is a slice or sliver; slip, chip.

As an adjective olive

is of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

As a proper noun Olive

is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

As a verb slive is

to cut; split; separate.

olive

English

(wikipedia olive)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An evergreen tree, , cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
  • The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
  • The wood of the olive tree.
  • A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
  • (anatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
  • A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
  • (cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
  • a beef olive
    olives of veal
  • Any shell of the genus and allied genera; so called from the shape.
  • (UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird.
  • Derived terms

    * black olive * green olive * olive branch * olive crown * olive drab * olive green * olive grove * olive oil * olivey * queen olive * Russian olive * wild olive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
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  • See also

    * * Castile soap * Gethsemane *

    References

    slive

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) sliven, from (etyl) .

    Verb

  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To cut; split; separate.
  • (transitive, obsolete, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To cut or slice something off; separate by slicing.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialectal) A slice or sliver; , chip.
  • Etymology 2

    Perhaps related to (l).

    Verb

  • (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) To sneak; skulk; proceed in a sly way; creep.
  • Anagrams

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