About The Word Splinter
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Splinter Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Splinter?
[n] a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders"
[v] break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" [v] divide into slivers or splinters [v] withdraw from an organization or communion Synonyms | Synonyms for Splinter: break away | flinders | secede | sliver | sliver | sliver Related Terms | Find terms related to Splinter: See Also | bit | break | break up | break up | carve up | chip | dissever | divide | flake | fleck | fragment | fragmentise | fragmentize | part | scrap | separate | split | split up Splinter In Webster's Dictionary \Splin"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Splintered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Splintering}.] [Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See
{Splint}, n., {Split}.]
1. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as,
the lightning splinters a tree.
After splintering their lances, they wheeled about,
and . . . abandoned the field to the enemy.
--Prescott.
2. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a
broken limb. --Bp. Wren.
\Splin"ter\, v. i. To become split into long pieces. \Splin"ter\, n. [See {Splinter}, v., or {Splint}, n.] A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot. {Splinter bar}. (a) A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs. (b) The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree. |
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