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splin⋅ter

  [splin-ter]
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–noun
1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
2. splinter group.
–verb (used with object)
3. to split or break into splinters.
4. to break off (something) in splinters.
5. to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.
6. Obsolete. to secure or support by a splint or splints, as a broken limb.
–verb (used without object)
7. to be split or broken into splinters.
8. to break off in splinters.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MD or MLG; cf. splint

Related forms:
splin⋅ter⋅less, adjective
splin⋅ter⋅y, adjective

Synonyms:
1. sliver. 8. separate, part, split.
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splin·ter   (splĭn'tər)   
n.  

  1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.

  2. A splinter group.

v.   splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters

v.   intr.
To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters. See Synonyms at break.
v.   tr.
To cause to splinter.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]
splin'ter·y adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: splin·ter
Pronunciation: 'splint-&r
Function: noun
: a thin piece (as of wood) split or broken off lengthwise; especially : such a piece embedded in the skin splinter> —splinter transitive verb splin·tered;splin·ter·ing /'splint-&-ri[ng], 'splin-tri[ng]/
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

SPLINTER
A PL/I interpreter with debugging features.
[Sammet 1969, p.600].
(1995-01-19)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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