nnoun.objecta small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metalSynset:sliver
Examples:- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
Derivationally Related Form:splintersliversplinteryslivery
Hypernyms:bit chip flake fleck scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:splinterbitfragmentpartthingphysical entityentity
vverb.socialwithdraw from an organization or communionSynset:break away secede
Examples:- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
Derivationally Related Form:breakawaysecession
Hypernyms:break break up part separate split split up
Inherited Hypernyms:secedeseparate
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP | The girls --- the wooden sticks (apply to: splinter)
vverb.socialdivide into slivers or splintersSynset:sliver
Derivationally Related Form:splintersplinteringsliver
Hypernyms:carve up dissever divide separate split split up
Inherited Hypernyms:sliverdividechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The wooden sticks --- (apply to: splinter)
vverb.changebreak up into splinters or sliversSynset:sliver
Derivationally Related Form:splintersliver
Hypernyms:break up fragment fragmentise fragmentize
Inherited Hypernyms:splinterbreak upbreakchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s