splinter
noun
[ ˈsplɪntə ]
• a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece.
• "a splinter of ice"
Similar:
sliver,
shiver,
chip,
shard,
needle,
fragment,
piece,
bit,
shred,
spell,
spillikin,
shaving,
paring,
matchwood,
flinders,
skelf,
gallet,
spall,
splinter
verb
• break or cause to break into small sharp fragments.
• "the soap box splintered"
Similar:
shatter,
break into tiny pieces,
break into fragments,
smash,
smash into smithereens,
fracture,
split,
crack,
disintegrate,
crumble,
spall,
shiver,
Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter ; related to splint.
