splinter

splinter

/ˈsplɪntə(r)/

​a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, metal, glass, etc. that has broken off a larger piece

splinters of glass

to remove a splinter from your finger

Blood and splinters of bone spattered the floor.

I've got a splinter in my finger.

Collocations Dictionary

adjective

tinyglassmetal…

verb + splinter

gethavepull out…

splinter + verb

lodge

splinter + noun

factiongroupparty…

preposition

splinter of

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Word Origin

Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splint.

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