Splinter — synonyms, definition

1. splinter (Noun)

bit break chip crush cut flake fragment piece rag rive scrap shaving shiver shred snip splint tatters

splinter (Noun) — A small thin sharp bit of wood, glass or metal. ex. "he got a splinter in his finger"

bit chip flake fleck scrap

2. splinter (Verb)

break break away break up burst cleave crack crackle craze crumble crush cut cut off disjoin divide fracture rend rive secede separate sever • • •

splinter (Verb) — Withdraw from an organization or communion. ex. "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics splintered"

splinter (Verb) — Divide into slivers or splinters.

splinter (Verb) — Break up into splinters or slivers. ex. "The wood splintered"

break break up carve up dissever divide fragment fragmentise fragmentize part separate split split up