Definition of splinter

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of splinter is as below...

Splinter (n.) To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree..

Lern More About Splinter

Extract :: Extract (v. t.) To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a splinter from the finger..
Shiver :: Shiver (n.) One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally used in the plural..
Splinter :: Splinter (n.) To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb..
Spill :: Spill (n.) A bit of wood split off; a splinter.
Splintering :: Splintered (imp. & p. p.) of Splinte.
Exfoliate :: Exfoliate (v. t.) To remove scales, laminae, or splinters from the surface of..
Flinders :: Flinders (n. pl.) Small pieces or splinters; fragments.
Splinter :: Splinter (v. i.) To become split into long pieces.
Obsidian :: Obsidian (n.) A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters..
Garreting :: Garreting (n.) Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse masonry.
Splint :: Splint (v. t.) To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver..
Splinter :: Splintering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splinte.
Split :: Split (n.) A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment..
Spell :: Spell (n.) A spelk, or splinter..
Spelk :: Spelk (n.) A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a splinter.
Rankle :: Rankle (a.) To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom..
Splintery :: Splinterproof (a.) Proof against the splinters, or fragments, of bursting shells..
Split :: Splintery (a.) Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral..
Splint :: Splint (v. t.) A piece split off; a splinter.
Shide :: Shide (n.) A thin board; a billet of wood; a splinter.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us