splinter. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

splinter

VERB:	1. To crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain: break, fracture, rift, rive, shatter, shiver², smash, sunder. See HELP. 2. To break away or withdraw from membership in an association or a federation. Also used with off: secede. Informal : split. See PARTICIPATE, POLITICS.


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