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splinter (verb)

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  • splinter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ tiny ▪ glass, metal, wood, wooden VERB + SPLINTER ▪ get, have …   Collocations dictionary

  • splinter — late 14c., from M.Du. splinter, splenter a splinter, related to splinte (see SPLINT (Cf. splint)). The verb is from 1580s; figurative sense from c.1600. Related: Splintered; splintering. The adjective (as in splinter party) is first recorded 1935 …   Etymology dictionary

  • splinter up — verb To attach splints to a broken limb in order to allow it to grow together. DEC. 27. Killed a young goat, and lamed another, so that I caught it and led it home in a string; when I had it at home, I bound and splintered up its leg, which was… …   Wiktionary

  • splinter — ► NOUN ▪ a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, etc. broken off from a larger piece. ► VERB ▪ break into splinters. DERIVATIVES splintery adjective. ORIGIN Dutch …   English terms dictionary

  • splinter — I UK [ˈsplɪntə(r)] / US [ˈsplɪntər] noun [countable] Word forms splinter : singular splinter plural splinters a small sharp piece of material such as wood or glass that has broken off a bigger piece II UK [ˈsplɪntə(r)] / US [ˈsplɪntər] verb Word… …   English dictionary

  • splinter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch; akin to Middle Low German splinte splint Date: 14th century 1. a. a thin piece split or broken off lengthwise ; sliver b. a small needlelike particle 2. a group or faction broken away from a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • splinter — splin|ter1 [ splıntər ] noun count a small sharp piece of material such as wood or glass that has broken off a bigger piece splinter splin|ter 2 [ splıntər ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to break, or to break something, into small sharp… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • splinter — 1. noun /ˈsplɪn.tə,ˈsplɪn.tɚ,ˈsplɪn.ɚ/ a) A long, sharp fragment of material; often wood. b) A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • splinter — 1 noun (C) a small sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal, that has broken off a larger piece: I ve got a splinter in my finger. (+ of): splinters of glass splintery adjective: splintery plywood 2 verb (I, T) if something such as wood splinters, or …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • splinter — noun a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, etc. broken off from a larger piece. verb break or cause to break into splinters. Derivatives splintery adjective Origin ME: from MDu. splinter, splenter; related to splint …   English new terms dictionary

  • splinter — 1. noun a splinter of wood Syn: sliver, shiver, chip, shard; fragment, piece, bit, shred; (splinters) matchwood, flinders 2. verb the windshield splintered Syn: shatter, break into tiny pieces …   Thesaurus of popular words

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