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- [splin-ter]
- /ˈsplɪn tər/
- /ˈsplɪn.tər/
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- [splin-ter]
- /ˈsplɪn tər/
Definitions of splinter word
- noun splinter a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body. 1
- noun splinter splinter group. 1
- verb with object splinter to split or break into splinters. 1
- verb with object splinter to break off (something) in splinters. 1
- verb with object splinter to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups. 1
- verb with object splinter Obsolete. to secure or support by a splint or splints, as a broken limb. 1
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Origin of splinter
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; cf. splint
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Parts of speech for Splinter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
splinter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
splinter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for splinter
verb splinter
- bang into — a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- branched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
noun splinter
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- fracture — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- fragmentation — the act or process of fragmenting; state of being fragmented.
- meed — a reward or recompense.
- minim — the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
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