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Word: Splinter
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splint
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsplɪntə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
break or cause to break into small sharp fragments
Short Definition:break or cause to break into small sharp fragments
Examples:- the soap box splintered
- he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade
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