Search Result:splinter
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋsplIntZ 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊsplintә 〕
Overview of noun splinter
The noun splinter has 1 sense
- splinter, sliver -- (a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers")
Overview of verb splinter
The verb splinter has 3 senses
- secede, splinter, break away -- (withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away")
- sliver, splinter -- (divide into slivers or splinters)
- splinter, sliver -- (break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered")