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splinter
noun
verb
a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- PLINTE
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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noun
a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
“he got a splinter in his finger”
verb
break up into splinters or slivers
“The wood splintered”
verb
divide into slivers or splinters
verb
withdraw from an organization or communion
“After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away”
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Example Sentences
he got a splinter in his finger
it broke into slivers
The wood splintered
After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
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