splinter
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈsplɪn.tə/, SAMPA: /"splIn.t@/
- (US) IPA: /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/, SAMPA: "splIn.t@`/
- (Southern US) IPA: /ˈsplɪn.ɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɪntə(r)
[edit] Noun
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splinter (plural splinters)
- A long, sharp fragment of material; often wood.
- A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
[edit] Synonyms
- (long sharp fragment): shard, spelk.
- (group formed by splitting): faction, splinter group.
[edit] Translations
long, sharp fragment of material; often wood
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a group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership
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[edit] Verb
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to splinter (third-person singular simple present splinters, present participle splintering, simple past and past participle splintered)
- (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
- The tall tree splintered during the storm.
- (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
- His third kick splintered the door.
- (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
- The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
- The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
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[edit] Translations
to come apart into splinters
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to cause to break apart into splinters
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to break or cause to break into factions
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