Word
Splinter
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
splin-ter
Definition
- n. - To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as,
the lightning splinters a tree.
- n. - To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a
broken limb.
- v. i. - To become split into long pieces.
- 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.
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