splinter
/ˈsplɪn.tə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
Example Sentences
- "The tall tree splintered during the storm."
- "It was all coming at her now: the fatigue and the fever; pieces of her lung splintering and mixing with her throwup; the calcifications on her bones, where the disease had already spread."
- "His third kick splintered the door."
- "After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and […] abandoned the field to the enemy."
- "The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree."
- "The unpopular new policies splintered the company."
Etymology
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Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈsplɪn.tə/