SPLINTER Synonyms

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

• a piece of dried bovine dung

• a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling

• electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit

• (golf) a low running approach shot

• the act of chipping something

• break off (a piece from a whole)

• cut a nick into

• play a chip shot

• form by chipping

• break a small piece off from

• a piece broken off or cut off of something else

• a broken piece of a brittle artifact

• an incomplete piece

• break or cause to break into pieces

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

• a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs

• a separate part of a whole

• an item that is an instance of some type

• a portion of a natural object

• a musical work that has been created

• an instance of some kind

• an artistic or literary composition

• a portable gun

• a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

• a distance

• a work of art of some artistic value

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a share of something

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• to join or unite the pieces of

• create by putting components or members together

• join during spinning

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

• repair by adding pieces

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• worthless material that is to be disposed of

• a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used

• the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

• dispose of (something useless or old)

• have a disagreement over something

• make into scrap or refuse

• a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

• tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

• shake, as from cold

• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

• a dissenting clique

• withdraw from an organization or communion

• liquid that is spilled

• a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

• the act of allowing a fluid to escape

• a sudden drop from an upright position

• cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

• flow, run or fall out and become lost

• cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

• pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

• reveal information

• reduce the pressure of wind on (a sail)

• move away or escape suddenly

• break off (a piece from a whole)

• interrupt a continued activity

• withdraw from an organization or communion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization