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Definition of splinter
splinter
adjectiveExplore Merriam-Webster
Examples of splinter in a Sentence
I got a splinter in my finger.
There were splinters of glass everywhere.
Recent Examples of splinter from the Web
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Mollinger’s chapel is purportedly home to 22 splinters of the True Cross (on which Jesus was crucified), a scrap from the Virgin Mary’s veil, and bones from all 12 of Jesus’s apostles.
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Hours after the mostly peaceful demonstration began, a splinter group of scores of protesters walked down a ramp onto Interstate 94.
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Mindanao has been home to separatists and splinter groups for nearly a half-century, and a headquarters for Islamists since the 1990s.
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But splinter groups promoting the same ideology kept resurfacing under different names until Mr. Choudary was convicted of promoting the Islamic State and jailed in 2016.
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There's little bits of her in the mold and the copies, 3-million-year-old splinters.
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Unlike another German art publisher, Taschen—which is known for reproducing risqué images by the likes of Helmut Newton in enormous formats that would crush most coffee tables to splinters—
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Bria in November was the site of fierce clashes between two splinter groups of the mostly Muslim rebel movement called Seleka that has battled with Christian militia fighters.
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The central town in November was the site of fierce clashes between two splinter groups of the mostly Muslim rebel movement called Seleka that has battled with Christian militia fighters.
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Origin and Etymology of splinter
Middle English, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German splinte splint
splinter
Definition of splinter
splintered
;splintering
play \ˈsplin-tə-riŋ, -triŋ\transitive verb
2 : to split into fragments, parts, or factions
intransitive verb
: to become splintered
Examples of splinter in a Sentence
The board splintered under his weight.
The impact of the crash splintered the glass.
groups that have splintered off to form new political movements
a political party that has been splintered by disagreements
Recent Examples of splinter from the Web
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hoped to start procedural votes by Wednesday, and President Trump called key senators over the weekend as support splintered.
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When Keegan Bradley stuck his hand into his bag on the driving range Tuesday, a tee splintered underneath his right index fingernail.
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With the trade deadline two months away, a championship core was in danger of splintering apart, sold off for younger assets as a club sought to replenish its farm system and chart a course for the future.
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National political parties were splintering; new parties — chiefly, the Republican Party — were coming to life.
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The plot still darts from one destination to the next, with characters splintered across multiple locations, and its characters can still display moments of vexingly inscrutable logic.
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The bridge was shut down in October 2016 after wooden supports started to splinter, the North Carolina Department of Transportation said.
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Dixon would spin and hit the top of the wall on his side, burst momentarily into flames, then pinwheel down the track with his car splintering around him before coming to a stop.
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Their jaws splintered in the hands of their dentists.
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First Known Use of splinter
1582
SPLINTER Defined for English Language Learners
splinter
playDefinition of splinter for English Language Learners
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: a thin, sharp piece of something (such as wood, glass, etc.) that has broken off a larger piece
splinter
Definition of splinter for English Language Learners
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: to break (something) into small pieces or splinters
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: to divide or split a group of people into smaller groups
SPLINTER Defined for Kids
Definition of splinter for Students
splintered
;splintering
: to break into slivers Peter and Judy covered their ears as sounds of splintering wood and breaking china filled the house. — Chris Van Allsburg, Jumanji
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