splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsplɪntər/
Example Sentences
- My cat thinks every splinter on the floor is a tiny enemy that must be attacked immediately.
- The disagreement caused the political party to splinter into three separate groups.
- She used tweezers to carefully extract the tiny splinter from her thumb.
splinter
NOUN[/ˈsplɪntər/]
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece
A tiny splinter from the old fence lodged deep in his thumb.
Log splits inter pieces - tiny sharp splinters everywhere!
Winter splinter won't stop this printer's plan!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Middle Dutch 'splinter', related to the verb 'splitten' meaning to split or divide. The word captures the idea of a sharp fragment that breaks off when something is split apart.
Breakdown
splint- (to split, divide) + -er (agent/result suffix, indicating something that results from splitting)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat thinks every splinter on the floor is a tiny enemy that must be attacked immediately.”
“The disagreement caused the political party to splinter into three separate groups.”
“She used tweezers to carefully extract the tiny splinter from her thumb.”
“The superhero's weakness wasn't kryptonite, but getting splinters from wooden doors.”
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