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splinter
What does splinter mean?
splinter (noun): a long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use splinter in a sentence?
- He got a splinter in his finger. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce splinter?
/ˈsplɪntɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does splinter come from?
From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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