bone splinter

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• Splinter — 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. [1913 Webster] {Splinter bar} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Splinter bar — Splinter 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. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• splinter bone — noun The fibula • • • Main Entry: ↑splint …   Useful english dictionary

• splinter — [splin′tər] vt., vi. [ME < MDu, akin to splinte,SPLINT] 1. to break or split into thin, sharp pieces 2. to break into small parts or into groups with divergent views; fragment n. 1. a thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or …   English World dictionary

• splinter — splin·ter splint ər n a thin piece (as of wood) split or broken off lengthwise esp such a piece embedded in the skin <used tweezers to remove a splinter> splinter vt, splin·tered; splin·ter·ing splint ə riŋ, splin triŋ * * * splin·ter… …   Medical dictionary

• splinter — splinterless, adj. splintery, adj. /splin teuhr/, n. 1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body. 2. See splinter group. v.t. 3. to split or break into splinters. 4. to break off (something) in …   Universalium

• splinter — splin•ter [[t]ˈsplɪn tər[/t]] n. 1) pat a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body 2) to split or break into splinters 3) to break off (something) in splinters 4) to split or break (a larger… …   From formal English to slang

• splinter — /ˈsplɪntə / (say splintuh) noun 1. a rough piece of wood, bone, etc., usually comparatively long, thin, and sharp, split or broken off from a main body. 2. a fragment of metal resulting from the explosion of a bomb or shell. –verb (t) 3. to split …  

• splinter-bone — /ˈsplɪntə boʊn/ (say splintuh bohn) noun Colloquial → fibula (defs 1 and 2) …  

• Splint bone — Splint Splint, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter, Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte, and E. split. See {Split}, v. t., and cf. {Splent}.] 1. A piece… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thomas W. Steed — Infobox Military Person name= Thomas Webster Steed born= birth date|1904|10|18 died= death date and age|1973|10|21|1904|10|18 placeofbirth= Mineral Bluff, Georgia placeofdeath= Manchester, New Hampshire placeofburial= caption= nickname=… …   Wikipedia