splinters

splin·ter  (splntr)

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.

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[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]

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splinter·y adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

splinters - wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks" matchwood wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees