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A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece
“Sivar turned away and chipped at a splinter of wood that poked from the window ledge.”
A break or rupture in a hard object, material, or bone structure
To cut something, especially into separate pieces or fragments
“Running the sharp knife across the pepper, she managed to splinter it into perfectly thin slices.”
To break or cause to break into small sharp fragments
“The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces.”
To crush or reduce to fine particles
To split, or cause to split, from a group that one is associated with
To knock or cut pieces off (a hard material)
To break something by forcing it inwards or piercing it roughly
Of, or related to, a sect or faction, especially one that is dissenting
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