Meaning of Splinter

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Splinter

1. 1
   n.

   To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.

2. 2
   n.

   To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

3. 3
   v. i.

   To become split into long pieces.

4. 4
   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.

5. 5
   n.

   To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.

6. 6
   n.

   To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.

7. 7
   v. i.

   To become split into long pieces.

8. 8
   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.