flinders
(noun) bits and splinters and fragments; “it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage”
Flinders, Matthew Flinders, Sir Matthew Flinders
(noun) British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flinders pl (plural only)
fragments, splinters
flinders
plural of flinder
flinders
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinder
• frindles
Flinders
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Flin"ders, n. pl. Etym: [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]
Definition: Small pieces or splinters; fragments. The tough ash spear, so stout and true, Into a thousand flinders flew. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 May 2025
(noun) a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
