splinter
A long, sharp fragment of material, often woodA long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
» Tom had a splinter in his finger.
Meaning
5 sensesA long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
Splitter, Splinter, Schiefer
ще́пкаščépka, зано́заzanóza
ска́бкаskábka, ска́лкаskálka
a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
Splittergruppe
отщепе́нцыotščepéncy
A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
A fragment of a component word in a blend.
Examples
96 sentencesTom had a splinter in his finger.
I can't get this splinter out of my finger.
deIch bekomme diesen Splitter nicht aus meinem Finger.
I have a splinter in my finger, and I can't get it out.
Tom asked Mary to help him get a splinter out of his finger.
I have a splinter in the palm of my hand.
ruУ меня заноза в ладони.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint +From Middle English splenter, splinter, from Middle Dutch splinter, equivalent to splint + -er.
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