splinter

CEFRB2

/ˈsplɪn.tə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small, thin, sharp piece broken from wood or another material.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

Examples

  • I can't get this splinter out of my finger.

  • I ran a splinter into my finger.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn̆.ɐ̝]
  • [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰə] ~ [ˈspl̥ɪn.tʰɐ̝]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

  2. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.

  3. A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.

More examples

In context

  • The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.

  • The tall tree splintered during the storm.

  • His third kick splintered the door.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After hitting the old wooden chair with a hammer, a sharp blank flew into his finger.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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