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splinter
[splin-ter]
noun
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
to split or break into splinters.
to break off (something) in splinters.
to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.
Obsolete.Ìýto secure or support by a splint or splints, as a broken limb.
verb (used without object)
to be split or broken into splinters.
to break off in splinters.
Synonyms: , ,
splinter
/ ˈ²õ±è±ôɪ²Ô³ÙÉ™ /
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
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- splinterless adjective
- splintery adjective
- unsplintered adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of splinter1
Example Sentences
Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a social media post that “agitators have splintered†throughout downtown and an unlawful assembly had been declared for the Civic Center area.
This has left the party weak and divided, with many suspecting it will splinter into rival factions after voting day.
Little wonder: they have had a bumpy start, with a tricky economic backdrop and a wildly competitive and splintering political landscape and shrivelling opinion poll scores.
Then he mocked the “tiny splinter group … that believes you can do these things. … Their number is negligible and they are stupid.â€
Betts told the BBC the lack of exit checks were the symptom of a "general failure of the border system over several governments" leading to a splintered fight against abuse of the system.
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