To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
Use in sentences of SPLINTER
Meaning of SPLINTER in English
To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
To become split into long pieces.
A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.