plural of splinter

plural of Splinter

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. / A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh. / A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

(intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments. / (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. / (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.

simple past tense and past participle of splinter

present participle of splinter

The process or result of something being splintered.

plural of splintering

That can be splintered.

A surname.