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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.
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.
splinter. ( ˈsplɪntə) n. 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 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 splinter is a very thin sharp piece of wood or glass which has broken off from a larger piece.
1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body. 2. A splinter group. v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters. v.intr. To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters. v.tr. To cause to splinter.
SPLINTER meaning: a thin, sharp piece of something (such as wood, glass, etc.) that has broken off a larger piece sliver.
SPLINTER definition: 1. a small, sharp piece of wood, glass, etc which has broken from a large piece: 2. a small group…. Learn more.
