nnoun.objecta small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metalSynset:splinter
Examples:- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
Derivationally Related Form:splintersliversplinteryslivery
Hypernyms:bit chip flake fleck scrap
Inherited Hypernyms:splinterbitfragmentpartthingphysical entityentity
nnoun.objecta thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from somethingSynset:paring shaving
Derivationally Related Form:pareshavesliverslivery
Hypernyms:fragment
Inherited Hypernyms:paringfragmentpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:splintturning
Full Hyponyms:splintturning
vverb.socialdivide into slivers or splintersSynset:splinter
Derivationally Related Form:splintersplinteringsliver
Hypernyms:carve up dissever divide separate split split up
Inherited Hypernyms:sliverdividechange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The wooden sticks --- (apply to: splinter)
vverb.changebreak up into splinters or sliversSynset:splinter
Derivationally Related Form:splintersliver
Hypernyms:break up fragment fragmentise fragmentize
Inherited Hypernyms:splinterbreak upbreakchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeform into sliversDerivationally Related Form:sliver
Hypernyms:form shape
Inherited Hypernyms:slivershapechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something