Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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splinter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
splintery | No | Yes | No | No |
splinter (noun) | splintery (noun) |
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a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal |
splinter (adjective) | splintery (adjective) |
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resembling or consisting of or embedded with long slender fragments of (especially) wood having sharp points | |
subject to breaking into sharp slender pieces |
splinter (verb) | splintery (verb) |
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break up into splinters or slivers | |
withdraw from an organization or communion | |
divide into slivers or splinters |