splinter

splinter

noun

Definition of SPLINTER

a small flat piece separated from a whole <she got a splinter from the unfinished wall>

Synonyms flake, sliver, spall, splint, splinter

Related Words bit, disk (or disc), fragment, part, particle, portion, scrap, section, shard; flinders, shiver, smithereens; shred, tatter; clipping, paring, shave, shaving, snippet; leaf, sheet, slice

Near Antonyms chunk, hunk, lump, slab