splinter
noun
- 1
a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
he got a splinter in his finger
it broke into slivers
verb
- 1
break up into splinters or slivers
The wood splintered
- 2
divide into slivers or splinters
- 3
withdraw from an organization or communion
After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
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