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| splin·ter [ splíntər ] |
noun (plural splin·ters) |
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1. thin sharp fragment: a small thin sharp piece of wood, metal, stone, glass, or other material broken from a larger piece
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2. bomb fragment: a metal fragment thrown from an exploding bomb or shell
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3. politics
Same as splinter group
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle splin·tered, present participle splin·ter·ing, 3rd person present singular splin·ters) |
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1. break something into sharp fragments: to break something into thin sharp fragments, or be broken into thin sharp fragments
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2. divide group: to split a larger group into factions or independent groups, or be split in this way
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| [14th century. < Middle Dutch] |
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  splin·ter·y adjective |
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