Associations to the word «Splinter»
Noun
- Shard
- Bone
- Bullet
- Clancy
- Spear
- Bayonet
- Shot
- Smoke
- Grinding
- Turtle
- Disruption
- Blows
- Bulkhead
- Ninja
- Pandora
- Boulder
- Container
- Faction
- Shaft
- Bolt
- Marxist
- Joint
- Beam
- Shred
- Leonardo
- Chunk
- Fragment
- Michelangelo
- Shower
- Camouflage
- Fingernail
- Islamic
- Sewer
- Shaving
- Arrow
- Hemorrhage
- Raphael
- Lair
- Hinge
- Jihad
- Ira
- Jaw
- Nail
- Shiver
- Armor
- Chaos
- Prism
- Wound
- Detonation
- Scatter
- Plank
- Sticking
- Musket
- Klan
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
SPLINTER, noun. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
SPLINTER, noun. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
SPLINTER, verb. (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
SPLINTER, verb. (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
SPLINTER, verb. (figuratively) (of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
SPLINTER, verb. (transitive) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
SPLINTER BAR, noun. A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs.
SPLINTER BAR, noun. The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree.
SPLINTER BARS, noun. Plural of splinter bar
SPLINTER GROUP, noun. A group of members of a political party or of a similar organisation who have decided to create their own organisation.
SPLINTER GROUPS, noun. Plural of splinter group
SPLINTER PARTIES, noun. Plural of splinter party
SPLINTER PARTY, noun. A political party formed by members of an existing one whose views or policies differ from those of the majority.
SPLINTER UP, verb. (transitive) To attach splints to a broken limb in order to allow it to grow together.
Dictionary definition
SPLINTER, noun. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers".
SPLINTER, verb. Withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away".
SPLINTER, verb. Divide into slivers or splinters.
SPLINTER, verb. Break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered".
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