v. t. | 1. | To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; | ||||||
2. | To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. | |||||||
v. i. | 1. | To become split into long pieces. | ||||||
n. | 1. | A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver;
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Noun | 1. | splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" |
Verb | 1. | splinter - withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" Synonyms: secede, break away |
2. | splinter - divide into slivers or splinters Synonyms: sliver | |
3. | splinter - break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" Synonyms: sliver |
SPLINTER - A PL/I interpreter with debugging features. [Sammet 1969, p.600]. |