splin·ter (spl n t r)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. |
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