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splinter definition and meaning

n. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
n. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
v. i. To become split into long pieces.
n. A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.

Crossword clues for splinter

- Kind of group that gets under your skin?
- Shatter one who applies surgical supports?
- Sliver of wood