splinter

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal (Freq. 3)
- he got a splinter in his finger
- it broke into slivers
• Syn:
sliver
• Derivationally related forms:
slivery (for: sliver), sliver (for: sliver), splintery
• Hypernyms:
bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

II - verb

1. withdraw from an organization or communion (Freq. 1)
- After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
• Syn:
secede, break away
• Derivationally related forms:
breakaway (for: break away), secession (for: secede)
• Hypernyms:
separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
- The girls splinter the wooden sticks
2. divide into slivers or splinters (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sliver
• Derivationally related forms:
splintering, sliver (for: sliver)
• Hypernyms:
divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- The wooden sticks splinter
3. break up into splinters or slivers (Freq. 1)
- The wood splintered
• Syn:
sliver
• Derivationally related forms:
sliver (for: sliver)
• Hypernyms:
break up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sliver, secede, break away