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- Dictionarysplin·ter/ˈsplin(t)ər/
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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The meaning of SPLINTER is a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver. How to use splinter in a sentence.
SPLINTER definition: 1. a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material: 2. to break into…. Learn more.
Splinter definition: a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.. See examples of SPLINTER used in a sentence.
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!
1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body. v.t. 2. to split or break into splinters. 3. to break off (something) in splinters. 4. to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.
A splinter is a very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece.
splinter. verb. /ˈsplɪntə (r)/ /ˈsplɪntər/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] (of wood, glass, stone, etc.) to break, or to make something break, into small, thin, sharp pieces synonym shatter. The mirror cracked but did not splinter. The vase splintered into a thousand pieces. splinter something The impact splintered the wood.
splinter meaning, definition, what is splinter: a small sharp piece of wood, glass, or m...: Learn more.
SPLINTER definition: 1. a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, etc which has broken from a large piece: 2. a small group…. Learn more.
Definition of splinter noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
