Vocabulary Entry

splinter

|noun • verb

noun

A small, thin piece of wood, glass, or other material that has broken off a larger piece.

Example Sentences

"She stepped on a splinter from the old wooden bench."

"After the storm, there were splinters of wood scattered across the yard."

"He pulled a splinter out of his finger with a pair of tweezers."

verb

Example Sentences

"He accidentally splintered the branch while trying to make a walking stick."

"The intense heat caused the plastic to splinter."

"They watched as the wood splintered into tiny shards."