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SPLINTER
splinter, sliver
(noun) a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; “he got a splinter in his finger”; “it broke into slivers”
splinter, sliver
(verb) break up into splinters or slivers; “The wood splintered”
sliver, splinter
(verb) divide into slivers or splinters
secede, splinter, break away
(verb) withdraw from an organization or communion; “After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
splinter (plural splinters)
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
(bridge) A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
Synonyms
• (long sharp fragment): shard, spelk, spill.
• (group formed by splitting): faction, splinter group.
Etymology 2
Verb
splinter (third-person singular simple present splinters, present participle splintering, simple past and past participle splintered)
(intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
(transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
(figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
(transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
Source: Wiktionary
Splin"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splintered; p. pr. & vb. n. Splintering.] Etym: [Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See Splint, n., Split.]
1. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree. After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and . . . abandoned the field to the enemy. Prescott.
2. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. Bp. Wren.
Splin"ter, v. i.
Definition: To become split into long pieces.
Splin"ter, n. Etym: [See Splinter, v., or Splint, n.]
Definition: A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.
Splinter bar. (a) A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs. (b) The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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