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 white and pink ombré set is elevated with gold slivers to outline each nail.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 June 2026
  • Arranged over the top are dollops of crema and slivers of pickled yellow squash.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of slivers
Noun
  • Its chips are particularly well-suited for the increasing inference segment of AI, offering energy efficiency and bypassing critical manufacturing bottlenecks.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Technology giant Apple recently announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads because of the jump in price for memory chips.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of chips
Noun
  • Congress can swing the axe but taxpayers pick up the splinters.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But as the season neared the winter transfer window, the expectation was for Mainoo to leave on loan rather than continue to pick up splinters on the bench.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 May 2026
Definition of splinters
Noun
  • Schippers created the work as part of a Floor Covering Series, which also included floors covered with glass shards and salt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • The laminate reinforces the glass to create a shatter-resistant barrier, preventing shards of glass from flying out during extreme weather.
    — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of shards
Noun
  • There also are chocolate chips, sprinkles, coconut flakes, hot fudge, salted caramel sauce and strawberry sauce.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2026
  • The salicylic acid helps gently remove flakes while relieving any irritation and itchy feelings.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of flakes
Noun
  • Following the Japanese art form Kintsugi, the packaging is made up of gold- and silver-filled pottery fragments to resemble a broken heart pieced back together.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Unlike previous studies, which examined bits of hair and bone fragments in wolf scat to determine what the animals ate, the UC Davis researchers used DNA analysis to determine the makeup of the samples.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of fragments
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