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English noun: splinter | |||
| 1. | splinter (object) a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal | ||
| Samples | He got a splinter in his finger. It broke into slivers. | ||
| Synonyms | sliver | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap | ||
English verb: splinter | |||
| 1. | splinter (social) withdraw from an organization or communion | ||
| Samples | After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away. | ||
| Examples | The girls splinter the wooden sticks | ||
| Synonyms | break away, secede | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
| 2. | splinter (social) divide into slivers or splinters | ||
| Examples | The wooden sticks splinter | ||
| Synonyms | sliver | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up | ||
| 3. | splinter (change) break up into splinters or slivers | ||
| Samples | The wood splintered. | ||
| Synonyms | sliver | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize | ||
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