splinter

²splinter

verb

splin·teredsplin·ter·ing\ˈsplin-tə-riŋ, -triŋ\

Definition of SPLINTER

transitive verb

1

: to split or rend into long thin pieces : shiver

2

: to split into fragments, parts, or factions

intransitive verb

: to become splintered

Examples of SPLINTER

1. The board splintered under his weight.
2. The impact of the crash splintered the glass.
3. groups that have splintered off to form new political movements
4. a political party that has been splintered by disagreements

First Known Use of SPLINTER

1582

Related to SPLINTER

Synonyms: slice, sliver

Related Words: chip, chop, dice, hash, julienne, mince; saw, scissor; cleave, rive, split; gash, incise, rip, slash, slit

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