splinter
[ splin-ter ]
/ ˈsplɪn tər /
noun
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to be split or broken into splinters.
to break off in splinters.
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Origin of splinter
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cf. splint
OTHER WORDS FROM splinter
splin·ter·less, adjectivesplin·ter·y, adjectiveun·splin·tered, adjectiveWords nearby splinter
splicing, spliff, spline, splint, splint bone, splinter, splinter group, splintery, split, split brain, split cane
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British Dictionary definitions for splintered
splinter
/ (ˈsplɪntə) /
noun
a very small sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, characteristically long and thin, broken off from a whole
a metal fragment, from the container of a shell, bomb, etc, thrown out during an explosion
verb
to reduce or be reduced to sharp fragments; shatter
to break or be broken off in small sharp fragments
Word Origin for splinter
C14: from Middle Dutch splinter; see splint
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