splinter
splin|ter /spl'ɪntər/ (splinters splintering splintered)
1 [N-COUNT]
A splinter is a very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece.
...splinters of glass.
...a splinter in the finger.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n
If something splinters or is splintered, it breaks into thin, sharp pieces.
The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces...
The stone rocketed into the glass, splintering it.splin|ter group (splinter groups)
[N-COUNT]
A splinter group is a group of people who break away from a larger group and form a separate organization, usually because they no longer agree with the views of the larger group.
1 [N-COUNT]
A splinter is a very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece.
...splinters of glass.
...a splinter in the finger.
2 [VERB] V prep/adv, V n
If something splinters or is splintered, it breaks into thin, sharp pieces.
The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces...
The stone rocketed into the glass, splintering it.splin|ter group (splinter groups)
[N-COUNT]
A splinter group is a group of people who break away from a larger group and form a separate organization, usually because they no longer agree with the views of the larger group.