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splinter
splin·ter S0655200 (splĭn′tər)n.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. See Synonyms at break. [Middle English, from Middle Dutch.] splin′ter·y adj.splinter (ˈsplɪntə) n1. a very small sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, characteristically long and thin, broken off from a whole2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a metal fragment, from the container of a shell, bomb, etc, thrown out during an explosionvb3. to reduce or be reduced to sharp fragments; shatter4. to break or be broken off in small sharp fragments[C14: from Middle Dutch splinter; see splint]splin•ter (ˈsplɪn tər) n. 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. 5. Obs. to secure or support by a splint or splints. v.i. 6. to be split or broken into splinters. 7. to break off in splinters. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch] splin′ter•y, adj. splinter Past participle: splintered Gerund: splintering
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splinter | splinter |
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I splinter | you splinter | he/she/it splinters | we splinter | you splinter | they splinter |
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I splintered | you splintered | he/she/it splintered | we splintered | you splintered | they splintered |
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I am splintering | you are splintering | he/she/it is splintering | we are splintering | you are splintering | they are splintering |
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I have splintered | you have splintered | he/she/it has splintered | we have splintered | you have splintered | they have splintered |
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I was splintering | you were splintering | he/she/it was splintering | we were splintering | you were splintering | they were splintering |
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I had splintered | you had splintered | he/she/it had splintered | we had splintered | you had splintered | they had splintered |
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I will splinter | you will splinter | he/she/it will splinter | we will splinter | you will splinter | they will splinter |
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I will have splintered | you will have splintered | he/she/it will have splintered | we will have splintered | you will have splintered | they will have splintered |
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I will be splintering | you will be splintering | he/she/it will be splintering | we will be splintering | you will be splintering | they will be splintering |
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I have been splintering | you have been splintering | he/she/it has been splintering | we have been splintering | you have been splintering | they have been splintering |
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I will have been splintering | you will have been splintering | he/she/it will have been splintering | we will have been splintering | you will have been splintering | they will have been splintering |
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I had been splintering | you had been splintering | he/she/it had been splintering | we had been splintering | you had been splintering | they had been splintering |
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I would splinter | you would splinter | he/she/it would splinter | we would splinter | you would splinter | they would splinter |
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I would have splintered | you would have splintered | he/she/it would have splintered | we would have splintered | you would have splintered | they would have splintered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"sliverchip, fleck, scrap, bit, flake - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" | Verb | 1. | splinter - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"secede, break awaybreak up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" | | 2. | splinter - divide into slivers or splintersslivercarve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate - separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" | | 3. | splinter - break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered"sliverfragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" |
splinternoun1. sliver, fragment, chip, needle, shaving, flake, paring a splinter in the fingerverb1. shatter, split, fracture, shiver, disintegrate, break into fragments, smash into smithereens The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces.splinterverb1. To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain:break, fracture, rift, rive, shatter, shiver, smash, sunder.2. To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation.Also used with off:secede.Informal: split.Translationssplint (splint) noun a piece of wood etc used to keep a broken arm or leg in a fixed position while it heals. 夾板 夹板ˈsplinter noun a small sharp broken piece of wood etc. The rough plank gave her a splinter in her finger. (木)尖片、刺 (木)尖片、刺 verb to split into splinters. The door splintered under the heavy blow. 裂成碎片 裂成碎片splinter
splinter off (from something)1. To tear, chip, or break off from a larger piece or thing. Wood began splintering off around the bullet holes. The impact has caused a piece of bone to splinter off from your femur, and it will unfortunately require surgery to repair.2. To separate or depart from a larger group with divergent ideas, ideology, goals, plans, etc. The group of radicals splintered off from the orthodox church and formed a new ministry based on religious extremism. We decided to splinter off from the main group so that we could focus our attention onto the matters we thought most important.See also: off, splintersplinter off (of) (something)To tear, chip, or break off of a larger piece or thing. Wood began splintering off around the bullet holes. The impact has caused a piece of bone to splinter off of your femur, and it will unfortunately require surgery to repair.See also: off, splintersplinter groupA group, organization, or movement of people that separates or departs from a larger group due to having divergent ideas, ideology, goals, plans, etc. The splinter group consists of radicals who broke from the orthodox church to form a new ministry based on religious extremism. The group of politicians, lobbyists, and activists had the ambition of becoming a new political party, but they never grew into anything more than a minor splinter group that dissipated after the following election season.See also: group, splintersplinter off (of) (something) and splinter off (from something)[for a bit of something] to tear off or separate from something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) A piece of wood splintered off of the oar and dropped into the water. A tiny bit splintered off and stuck in my hand.See also: off, splintersplinter groupA part of an organization that breaks away from the main body, usually owing to disagreement. For example, Perot's supporters at first constituted a splinter group but soon formed a third political party . This idiom alludes to the noun splinter, a fragment of wood or some other material that is split or broken off. [Mid-1900s] See also: group, splinterSPLINTER
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[Sammet 1969, p.600].What does it mean when you dream about a splinter?If we get a splinter in a dream, it can represent something that has caused us minor pain or irritation. Splinter is also a slang term relating to male sexuality. Additionally, splinter can embody the sense of separating, as in the expression “splinter group.” splinter
splinterS15-886780 (splĭn′tĕr) [MD. splinte, a wedge] 1. A fragment from a fractured bone.2. A slender, sharp piece of material piercing or embedded in the skin or subcutaneous tissue.splinter
Synonyms for splinternoun sliverSynonyms- sliver
- fragment
- chip
- needle
- shaving
- flake
- paring
verb shatterSynonyms- shatter
- split
- fracture
- shiver
- disintegrate
- break into fragments
- smash into smithereens
Synonyms for splinterverb to crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strainSynonyms- break
- fracture
- rift
- rive
- shatter
- shiver
- smash
- sunder
verb to break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federationSynonymsSynonyms for splinternoun a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metalSynonymsRelated Wordsverb withdraw from an organization or communionSynonymsRelated Words- break up
- part
- split
- split up
- separate
- break
verb divide into slivers or splintersSynonymsRelated Words- carve up
- dissever
- divide
- split
- split up
- separate
verb break up into splinters or sliversSynonymsRelated Words- fragment
- fragmentise
- fragmentize
- break up
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