splinter

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

splin·ter (splĭnʹtər)n.
1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.
2. A splinter group.v. splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·tersv. intr.
To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters. See Synonyms at break.v. tr.
To cause to splinter. [Middle English, from Middle Dutch.] splinʹter·y adj.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sliver, secede, break away