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Grade 8
(splin-ter) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to break into thin sharp pieces.

Example Sentence

I had a wooden splinter in my finger.

More Example Sentences

He found a splinter in his finger.

Synonyms

fragment; shard; sliver

Antonyms

put together

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splinter
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Rhymes

  • ginter
  • kinter
  • minter
  • printer
  • quinter
  • splinter
  • sprinter
  • winter
  • wynter
  • zinter

  • dewinter
  • midwinter
  • reenter

  • overwinter
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