splinter
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
splinter/ˈsplɪntə(r)/
▶noun a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, etc. broken off from a larger piece. ▶verb break or cause to break into splinters.
– derivatives
splintery adjective.
splintery adjective.
'splinter' also found in these Oxford entries:
atelier
- busk
- flaw
- groupuscule
- safety glass
- shiver
- skelf
- slat
- slice
- spall
- spalted
- spell
- spick and span
- spillikin
- spline
- splint
- splinter bar
- splinter group
- splinter-proof
