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Splint

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Noun

1. splint

a thin sliver of wood

Example Sentences:
'he lit the fire with a burning splint'

2. splint

an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)

Verb

3. splint

support with a splint

Example Sentences:
'splint a broken finger'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Splint

see synonyms of splint
noun
1. 
a rigid support for restricting movement of an injured part, esp a broken bone
2. 
a thin sliver of wood, esp one that is used to light cigars, a fire, etc
3. 
a thin strip of wood woven with others to form a chair seat, basket, etc
4. veterinary science
inflammation of the small metatarsal or metacarpal bones along the side of the cannon bone of a horse
5. 
one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330
6.  another word for splinter
verb
7. 
to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Splint

see synonyms of splint
noun
1. 
a thin strip of wood or cane woven together with others to make baskets, chair seats, etc.
2. 
a thin strip of metal used in overlapping construction with others to make medieval armor
3. 
a thin, rigid strip of wood, metal, etc. set along a broken bone to keep the pieces in place or used to keep a part of the body in a fixed position
4. 
a bony growth or tumor on the cannon bone of a horse, mule, etc.
verb transitive
5. 
to fit, support, or hold in place with or as with a splint or splints

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Splint

see synonyms of splint
n.
1. A thin piece split off from a larger piece; a splinter.
2.
a. A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone.
b. A dental appliance put on the teeth to protect them from grinding or from moving out of place.
3. A thin, flexible wooden strip, such as one used in the making of baskets or chair bottoms.
4. A plate or strip of metal.
5. A bony enlargement of the cannon bone or splint bone of a horse.
tr.v. splint·ed, splint·ing, splints
To support or restrict with or as if with a splint.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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