Sekirov Dictionary

splinter

/ˈsplɪn.tə/

noun 5
verb 4
forms 3
phrases 1

noun5

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
A fragment of a component word in a blend.
A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.

verb4

•
To come apart into long sharp fragments.
- The tall tree splintered during the storm.
•
To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
- His third kick splintered the door.
•
(figurative) 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.
•
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
- it will be very hard for Me to Splinter up the broken confuséd Pieces of it. — 1659

forms

splintered · splintering · splinters

Phrases with splinter

splinter up
To attach splints to a broken limb in order to allow it to grow together.

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