splinters
/ˈsplɪntərz/
noun
- Small, thin, sharp pieces of wood, glass, or other material that have broken off from a larger object.
- She carefully removed the glass splinters from her hand with tweezers.
- I got a splinter in my finger while building the birdhouse.
- The old wooden floor was covered in tiny splinters.
verb
- To break or cause to break into small, thin, sharp pieces.
- Be careful not to splinter the board when you saw it.
- The impact of the car crash splintered the windshield into a thousand pieces.
- The dry wood splinters easily when you hit it with a hammer.
- To divide or break apart into smaller groups or factions, especially in a political or organizational context.
- The committee splintered after failing to reach a consensus.
- The once-unified movement splintered into several competing groups.
- The political party began to splinter over disagreements about the new policy.
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