shiv
(noun) a knife used as a weapon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shiv (plural shivs)
A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).
A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.
• (improvised stabbing weapon): shank (slang)
shiv (third-person singular simple present shivs, present participle shivving, simple past and past participle shivved)
To stab someone with a shiv.
(by extension) To stab someone with anything not normally used as a stabbing weapon.
• shank (slang)
• IHVS, IHVs
Shiv
A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
Shiv
A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.
• IHVS, IHVs
Source: Wiktionary
2 July 2025
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
