splinter
noun
/ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/
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/ˈsplɪn.tɚ/
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/ˈsplɪnɚ/
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[ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
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- A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
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Splitter,
Spreißel,
Schiefer,
Splinter
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- A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
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Splittergruppe
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splinter
verb
/ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/
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/ˈsplɪn.tɚ/
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/ˈsplɪnɚ/
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[ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
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- (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
- (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
- (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
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zersplittern
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