Shiv
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The word Shiv or shiv may refer to:
- Shiv (weapon)Shiv (weapon)A shiv is a slang term for any sharp or pointed implement used as a knife-like weapon. However, the word in practical usage is frequently used when referring to an improvised bladed weapon. Shivs are commonly made by inmates in prisons across the world...
, a type of sharp weapon - ShivaShivaShiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
, a Hindu deity - A fictional location in Magic: The Gathering, see Dominaria
- Shiv, a villain in the animated series Static Shock
- Shiv, the woody waste material from flaxFlaxFlax is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent...
, hempHempHemp is mostly used as a name for low tetrahydrocannabinol strains of the plant Cannabis sativa, of fiber and/or oilseed varieties. In modern times, hemp has been used for industrial purposes including paper, textiles, biodegradable plastics, construction, health food and fuel with modest...
, and linseed plants - Simian human immunodeficiency virus
- Shivnarine ChanderpaulShivnarine ChanderpaulShivnarine "Shiv" Chanderpaul is a cricketer, and former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first Indo-Caribbean in the West Indies team to play 100 Tests for the West Indies and has captained them in 14 Tests and 16 One Day Internationals...
, West Indies cricketer - A shortened form of the name SiobhanSiobhánSiobhán , is a female Irish name. It is an Irish form of Joan, which is derived from the Anglo-Norman Jehanne. Joan is the female form of John....
- A synonym for Shim (computing), an application compatibility workaround, e.g., HTML5 ShivHTML5 ShivHTML5Shiv is a JavaScript workaround to enable HTML5 elements in versions of Internet Explorer before version 9 that do not support elements that are not recognized, thus allowing them to be styled by CSS...