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- Dictionarysplinter/ˈsplɪntə/
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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SPLINTER definition: 1. a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material: 2. to break into…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPLINTER is a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise : sliver. How to use splinter 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!
SPLINTER meaning: 1. a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material: 2. to break into…. Learn more.
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.
1. a very small sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, characteristically long and thin, broken off from a whole. 2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a metal fragment, from the container of a shell, bomb, etc, thrown out during an explosion. vb. 3. to reduce or be reduced to sharp fragments; shatter.
A splinter is a very thin sharp piece of wood or glass which has broken off from a larger piece.