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splinters

splinters is the plural of splinter.

Meaning of splinter

Noun

splinter (plural splinters)

  1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
    1. A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
  2. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
  3. A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
  4. A fragment of a component word in a blend.

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Proper noun capitalized: Splinters

Splinters

  1. (plural) plural of Splinter

Phrases with splinters

Questions about splinters

What is splinters the plural of?
Splinters is the plural of splinter.
What part of speech is splinters?
Splinters is a proper noun.

Words near splinters in the dictionary

  1. splinterless
  2. splinterlike
  3. splinternet
  4. splinternets
  5. splinterproof
  6. splinters
  7. splinters up
  8. splintery
  9. splinting
  10. splintless
  11. splintlike

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