English Explanatory Dictionary

splinter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
  2. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
  3. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
  4. A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
  5. A fragment of a component word in a blend.
verb
  1. To come apart into long sharp fragments.
  2. To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
  3. To break, or cause to break, into factions.
  4. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈsplɪn.tə/ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɐ̝] en-au-splinter.ogg /ˈsplɪn̆.ə/ [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ɐ̝] [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɚ] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɚ] en-us-splinter.ogg /ˈsplɪɾ̃.ɚ/ [ˈspl̥ɪɾ̃.ɚ] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪɾ̃.ɹ̩]

Word forms

splinter splinters splintering splintered

Etymology

From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.

Synonyms

sliver shard spelk spill faction splinter group

Related words

splint

Derived words

antisplinter splinter bar splinter bone splintercat splinterize splinterless splinterlike splinternet splinter-new splinter party splinterproof splinter skill splintery nonsplintering splinterable splinteringly splinter up unsplintered

Translations

Arabic: شَظِيَّة Armenian: տաշեղ Aromanian: ashclji Aromanian: aschlje Azerbaijani: tilişkə Basque: ezpal Belarusian: ска́бка Belarusian: стрэ́мка Bulgarian: отло́мък Bulgarian: треска́ Catalan: estella Cherokee: ᎤᏢᏓᎸᏓ Chinese Mandarin: 碎片 Chinese Mandarin: 刺 Czech: tříska Czech: úlomek Czech: odštěpek Dalmatian: sčela Danish: splint Dutch: splinter Esperanto: splito Estonian: pind Estonian: kild Finnish: säle Finnish: sirpale Finnish: pirstale French: éclat French: esquille French: écharde Friulian: sclese Friulian: scae Galician: estela Galician: racha Galician: acha Galician: pitela Galician: cavaco Galician: guizo Galician: lerca Galician: escádea Galician: trisca Galician: turraca Galician: lircha Galician: troupecelo Georgian: ხიწვი Georgian: ხიჭვი German: Splitter German: Splinter German: Schiefer German: Spreißel Greek: σκλήθρα Greek: θραύσμα Greek: ακίδα Ancient Greek: σχινδάλαμος Hebrew: קֵיסָם Hebrew: שְׁבָב Hungarian: forgács Hungarian: szálka Ingrian: päre Irish: scealp Irish: scealpóg Italian: scheggia Japanese: 破片 Japanese: 刺 Khmer: ចំរាស Korean: 조각 Korean: 지저깨비 Lao: ສ້ຽນ Latin: assula Latin: schidia Latvian: skaida Latvian: skabarga Lithuanian: drožlė Lithuanian: rakštis Macedonian: спица Macedonian: деланка Macedonian: треска Māori: koi Norman: êclyi Norwegian Bokmål: flis
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