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chip vs splinter

splinter vs chip

chip and splinter both are nouns.

chip and splinter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chip Yes No Yes No
splinter Yes No Yes No
As nouns, splinter is a hyponym of chip; that is, splinter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chip:
  • chip: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • splinter: a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
Other hyponyms of chip include matchwood, exfoliation, scale, scurf, scurf, sliver.
chip (noun) splinter (noun)
the act of chipping something a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
(golf) a low running approach shot
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
chip (verb) splinter (verb)
break a small piece off from break up into splinters or slivers
break off (a piece from a whole) withdraw from an organization or communion
form by chipping divide into slivers or splinters
cut a nick into
play a chip shot
Difference between chip and splinter

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