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1. (n.) splinter
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
2. (v.t.) splinter
to split or break into splinters.
3. splinter
to break off (something) in splinters.
4. splinter
to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.
5. splinter
Obs. to secure or support by a splint or splints.
6. (v.i.) splinter
to be split or broken into splinters.
7. splinter
to break off in splinters.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MD)
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| Definition of 'Splinter' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) splinter, sliver
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
"he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
2. (verb) secede, splinter, break away
withdraw from an organization or communion
"After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
3. (verb) sliver, splinter
divide into slivers or splinters
4. (verb) splinter, sliver
break up into splinters or slivers
"The wood splintered"
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1. (noun) splinter
a tiny piece of wood, metal, etc. that comes off a larger piece
a splinter in my finger
2. (verb) splinter
to break into many small pieces
Trees splintered in the tornado.
3. splinter
(of a large group) to break into several smaller groups
an issue that splintered the party
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| Definition of 'Splinter' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Splinter
to split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree
2. (noun) Splinter
to fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb
3. (noun) Splinter
a thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot
4. (verb) Splinter
to become split into long pieces
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Sense: a small sharp broken piece of wood etc
The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger.
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 Afrikaans: splinter |
 Arabic: شَظِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: треска |
 Brazilian: lasca |
 Czech: tříska |
 German: der Splitter |
 Danish: splint |
 Greek: αιχμηρό κομμάτι σπασμένου |
 Spanish: astilla |
 Estonian: pind |
 Finnish: pirstale |
 French: écharde |
 Hebrew: שְׁבָב |
 Hindi: चैली |
 Croatian: krhotina, iver |
 Hungarian: szálka |
 Indonesian: kepingan kayu |
 Icelandic: flís |
 Italian: scheggia, frammento |
 Japanese: とげ |
 Korean: 파편, 가시 |
 Lithuanian: rakštis, skiedra, nuolauž |
 Latvian: skabarga; skaida;šķemba |
 Malay: selumbar |
 Dutch: splinter |
 Norwegian: flis |
 Polish: drzazga |
 Persian: باريكه چوب،تراشه |
 Pashto: نرۍ اوږده دړه، تر اډه تر |
 Portuguese: lasca |
 Romanian: aşchie |
 Russian: заноза |
 Slovak: trieska |
 Slovenian: trščica |
 Serbian: iver |
 Swedish: flisa, skärva, sticka |
 Thai: เศษเล็ก ๆ ที่แตกออก |
 Turkish: kıymık |
 Taiwanese: (木)尖片、刺 |
 Ukrainian: тріска; скіпка |
 Urdu: لکڑی کی چھپٹی یا پتھر کا |
 Vietnamese: mảnh vụn |
 Chinese: （木）尖片、刺 |
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