splinter

Noun
  1. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal (synset 109465742)
    "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
    is a type of: bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    same as: sliver
Verb
  1. Withdraw from an organization or communion (synset 202541123)
    "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
    is a type of: break, break up, part, separate, split, split up - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
    same as: break away, secede
  2. Divide into slivers or splinters (synset 202474697)
    is a type of: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up - separate into parts or portions
    same as: sliver
  3. Break up into splinters or slivers (synset 200338713)
    "The wood splintered"
    is a type of: break up, fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize - break or cause to break into pieces
    same as: sliver

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