- 1. n. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree. Source: opted
- 2. n. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To become split into long pieces. Source: opted
- 4. 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. Source: opted
- 5. n. a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal Source: wordnet
- 6. v. withdraw from an organization or communion Source: wordnet
- 7. v. divide into slivers or splinters Source: wordnet
- 8. v. break up into splinters or slivers Source: wordnet
- 9. 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. To become split into long pieces. 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. Source: webster
- 10. v:42/n:58 n. a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal v. break up into splinters or slivers Source: ecdict
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