Synonyms for splinter
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
- v. 1
To come apart into long sharp fragments.
The tall tree splintered during the storm.
Related words
- Word family
- splinterless splinter-new splinterproof splintery splint
- Phrases
- splinter bar splinter group
Forms
- Plural
- splinters → slivers, shards, spills, spelks…
- Past participle
- splintered
e.g. splintered → breaked, seceded, shivered, discussed…
Example sentences
- spill Sometimes work troubles spill over into home life.
- shard You can get injured from a shard of stained glass.
- faction She was a member of the Red Army Faction.
By length
- 5 letters
- break1, split1, spill1, shard1, spelk, fleak
- 6 letters
- sliver2, shiver2, secede2
- 7 letters
- discuss2, faction2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sliver2 = 2 syllables).