splinters

Definition of Splinters in English :

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Noun

1. matchwood, splinters

wood in small pieces or splinters

Example Sentences:
'the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Splinters

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noun

1.

a very small sharp piece of wood, glass, metal, etc, characteristically long and thin, broken off from a whole

2.

a metal fragment, from the container of a shell, bomb, etc, thrown out during an explosion

verb

3.

to reduce or be reduced to sharp fragments; shatter

4.

to break or be broken off in small sharp fragments

Splinters

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verb transitive, verb intransitive

1.

to break or split into thin, sharp pieces

2.

to break into small parts or into groups with divergent views; fragment

noun

3.

a thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, etc., made by splitting or breaking; sliver

4.

a splinter group

adjective

5.

designating a group that separates from a main party, church, etc. because of divergent views

Splinters

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n.

1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.

2. A splinter group.

v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters

v.intr.

To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters.

v.tr.

To cause to splinter. See Synonyms at break.

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