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Definition of Splinter
1. Verb. Withdraw from an organization or communion. "The girls splinter the wooden sticks"; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
Generic synonyms: Break, Break Up, Part, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Breakaway, Secession
2. Noun. A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal. "It broke into slivers"
Generic synonyms: Bit, Chip, Flake, Fleck, Scrap
Derivative terms: Sliver, Sliver, Slivery, Splintery, Splintery
3. Verb. Divide into slivers or splinters. "The wooden sticks splinter "
Generic synonyms: Carve Up, Dissever, Divide, Separate, Split, Split Up
Derivative terms: Sliver, Splintering
4. Verb. Break up into splinters or slivers. ; "The wood splintered"
Generic synonyms: Break Up, Fragment, Fragmentise, Fragmentize
Derivative terms: Sliver
Definition of Splinter
1. v. t. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
2. v. i. To become split into long pieces.
3. 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.
Definition of Splinter
1. Noun. A long, sharp fragment of material; often wood. ¹
2. Noun. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. ¹
5. Verb. (figuratively of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Splinter
1. to split into sharp, slender pieces [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Splinter
1. 1. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree. "After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and . . . Abandoned the field to the enemy." (Prescott) 2. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. Origin: Cf. LG. Splittern, splinteren. See Splint, Split. 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. Splinter bar. A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs. The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree. See: Splinter, or Splint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)