splinter
/ˈsplɪntər/
noun
- A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other material that has broken off from a larger piece.
- I got a splinter in my finger while building the bookshelf.
- She carefully removed the glass splinter from her foot with tweezers.
- The old wooden floor had a splinter sticking up that caught my sock.
- A small group of people that has broken away from a larger organization, especially a political or religious group.
- The committee was worried that a splinter would weaken their voting power.
- A splinter of the party formed its own movement after the disagreement.
- The religious splinter met in a small hall away from the main church.
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verb
- To break or cause to break into small, sharp pieces.
- The dry wood splintered when I tried to hammer the nail in.
- Be careful not to splinter the board when you saw it.
- The impact of the rock caused the window to splinter into a hundred pieces.
- To break away from a larger group or organization, forming a smaller separate group.
- The union threatened to splinter if the leadership didn't listen to their demands.
- Over time, the movement began to splinter into different factions.
- Several members decided to splinter from the main political party.
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