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- splinter adjective splinter 2 of 2 verb splintered; splintering ˈsplint-ə-riŋ ˈsplin-triŋ : to divide or break into splinters
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1. a. : a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver. b. : a small needlelike particle. 2. : a group or faction broken away from a parent body. splinter adjective. splintery. ˈsplin-tə-rē. -trē. adjective. splinter. 2 of 2. verb. splintered; splintering ˈsplin-tə-riŋ. -triŋ. transitive verb. 1.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈsplɪn.tə r/ us / ˈsplɪn.t̬ɚ / Add to word list. a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material: splinter (of) The girl had a splinter (of wood) in her toe. Synonyms. fragment. shard. sliver formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Words meaning small pieces and amounts. by a nose idiom.
Adjective. Filter. noun. splinters. A thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or breaking; sliver. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A splinter group. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: sliver. chip. piece. flake. wood. fragment. shiver. verb. splintered, splintering, splinters.
6 days ago · 1. countable noun. A splinter is a very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece. ...splinters of glass. Synonyms: sliver, fragment, chip, needle More Synonyms of splinter. 2. transitive verb/intransitive verb.
noun. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body. Synonyms: sliver. splinter group. verb (used with object) to split or break into splinters. to break off (something) in splinters. to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English splin‧ter1 /ˈsplɪntə $ -ər/ noun [ countable] a small sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal, that has broken off a larger piece I’ve got a splinter in my finger. splinter of splinters of glass —splintery adjective Examples from the Corpus splinter • He'd given up woodwork, having driven a splinter t...
a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal. “he got a splinter in his finger” synonyms: sliver. see more. verb. divide into slivers or splinters. synonyms: sliver. see more. verb. break up into splinters or slivers. “The wood splintered ” synonyms: sliver. see more. verb. withdraw from an organization or communion.
