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Textual thesaurus for "splinter"

(noun) sliver

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

he got a splinter in his finger; it broke into slivers


(verb) sliver

break up into splinters or slivers

The wood splintered


(verb) sliver

divide into slivers or splinters


(verb) break away, secede

withdraw from an organization or communion

After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away