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splinter

/ˈsplɪntə(r)/noun

उच्चारण स्प्लिन्टर

किरच, खपच्ची

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small thin sharp piece of wood, metal, glass that has broken off a larger piece

    किरच, खपच्ची

    • a splinter group
    • He pulled a tiny splinter of wood out of his finger.

    Synonyms sliver shard fragment chip

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T]

    to break, or to make something break, into small thin sharp pieces; to separate into smaller groups

    टूटना; बँट जाना

    • The party splintered.
    • The old table splintered when the heavy box fell on it.

    Synonyms shatter split fragment divide

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

sliver shard fragment chip shatter split divide

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Splinter group (a small group that has broken away from a larger one).

Collocation 'splinter group' (बड़े समूह से टूटा छोटा गुट)।