splint
noun
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
splints
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pluralof splint.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof splint (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
splintnouna thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
Example Sentences
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The most recent work, Berenice Olmedo’s “Amalia,” a motorized sculpture of a leg made from medical prostheses, splints and braces, was created in 2021, a comment on difficulties faced by the disabled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The centre was set up around 60 years ago by a Belgian Catholic association and has a workshop for producing prostheses, splints and braces.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
A large orbital prosthesis and neck scar splints have been made with the aid of the centre's technology.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Plastic spoons serve as splints for broken fingers, children are examined in makeshift tents and cough drops are handed out by the hundreds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
One way or another, the splints had to come out.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
