spalls

noun

plural of spall
as in slivers
a small flat piece separated from a whole found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spalls
  1. slivers
  2. chips
  3. splinters
  4. shards
  5. flakes
  6. fragments
Noun
  • This flaky white fish looks like a gourmet dish when served over a bed of couscous and dressed with mixed greens and colorful radish slivers.
    — Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 25 July 2026
  • This white and pink ombré set is elevated with gold slivers to outline each nail.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 June 2026
Definition of slivers
Noun
  • Amazon’s growth can be directly linked to its data center chips, with the company disclosing revenue for this part of the business for the first time this year.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Variety snack packs refer to packs of snacks with multiple flavors of chips or cookies.
    — Parents, Parents, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of chips
Noun
  • Legend has it this imperative caused the park’s architect, William Russell Everitt, to smash the original model to splinters with a baseball bat.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
  • Congress can swing the axe but taxpayers pick up the splinters.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of splinters
Noun
  • To keep her shards together, Lyman had imposed a new organizing principle on her life.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As he was pulled back up, shop owner and witness Anna Medina said, his right leg was cut by the shards of glass.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of shards
Noun
  • Luxury cocktails have come a long way from gold flakes and rare spirits.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The combination of balsamic vinegar, garlic, fennel seeds, and Calabrian chile flakes puts a decidedly Italian twist on the beloved condiment.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of flakes
Noun
  • Bortigali, the town where the archaeological site is located, is about 40 miles north and inland of Mont’e Prama, where ancient sculptural fragments and a monumental necropolis were first discovered in the 1970s.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The larger openings in the mesh can physically capture bigger plastic fragments.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of fragments
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