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    splinter
    /ˈsplɪntə/

    noun

    • 1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece: "a splinter of ice"

    verb

    • 1. break or cause to break into small sharp fragments: "the soap box splintered"

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  2. A splinter is a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material. It can also be a verb meaning to break into small, sharp pieces. See more meanings, examples, synonyms, and translations of splinter.

  3. Learn the noun and verb meanings of splinter, a word that can refer to a thin piece of wood or metal, or a group or faction broken away from a parent body. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of splinter.

  4. A splinter is a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body. It can also mean to split or break into splinters, or to form separate factions or groups.

  5. A splinter is a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material. It can also be a verb meaning to break into small pieces. Learn more about the word, its usage and related terms.

  6. A splinter is a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, broken off from a main body. It can also mean to break into pieces, to withdraw from a group, or to form a new party.

  7. A splinter is a thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece. It can also mean to break into thin, sharp pieces, or to split into groups with divergent views.

  8. A splinter is a narrow, pointed sliver that breaks off something larger. If you walk barefoot on a wooden floor, dock, or boardwalk, you might get a splinter of wood in your foot. Ouch!