📚 Splinter, noun. 🔉 /ˈsplɪntə/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition: A small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece. ❗️ Examples: 1. A splinter of ice. 2. Their room was filled with glass shards and wood splinters. 3. She looked down at her hands, bloody from the myriad of wood splinters and glass shards that had imbedded themselves in her skin. 4. The splinter from the broken glass hit Evelyn's right shin, leaving a two-inch gash. 5. The flying vehicle of ours crashed through the roadblock, sending splinters and pieces of wood whistling all over the place. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic