Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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break away | No | No | Yes | No |
splinter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
break away (noun) | splinter (noun) |
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a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal |
break away (verb) | splinter (verb) |
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break off (a piece from a whole) | break up into splinters or slivers |
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | withdraw from an organization or communion |
move away or escape suddenly | divide into slivers or splinters |
withdraw from an organization or communion | |
interrupt a continued activity |