splinter
[noun]
Synonyms:
- sliver, chip, flake, fragment
[verb]
Synonyms:
- shatter, disintegrate, fracture, split

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I. splin‧ter¹ /ˈsplɪntə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Middle Dutch]
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

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II. splinter² verb [intransitive and transitive]

1. if something such as wood splinters, or if you splinter it, it breaks into thin sharp pieces

2. to separate into smaller groups or parts, or to make a group or organization do this, especially because of a disagreement
splinter into
The once-powerful Communist Party has splintered into hundreds of pieces.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

splinter
noun
ADJ. tiny | glass, metal, wooden
VERB + SPLINTER get, have | pull out, remove
SPLINTER + VERB lodge
PREP. ~ of A small splinter of metal had lodged in his thumb.

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