TOP

Definition of splinter noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

splinter

noun
 
/ˈsplɪntə(r)/
 
/ˈsplɪntər/
jump to other results
  1. a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, metal, glass, etc. that has broken off a larger piece synonym shard
    • splinters of glass
    • to remove a splinter from your finger
    Extra Examples
    • Blood and splinters of bone spattered the floor.
    • I've got a splinter in my finger.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • tiny
    • glass
    • metal
    • …
    verb + splinter
    • get
    • have
    • pull out
    • …
    splinter + verb
    • lodge
    splinter + noun
    • faction
    • group
    • party
    • …
    preposition
    • splinter of
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splint.
See splinter in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: splinter

Nearby words

perspective
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 3000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day