1. small, sharp pieces of wood, glass, or other material broken off from a larger piece
Usage: plural of splinter

1. breaks or causes to break into small, sharp fragments
Usage: third person singular present of splinter

Examples

• She got splinters in her hand from the old wooden fence.
• The explosion sent glass splinters flying everywhere.
• He carefully removed the splinters with tweezers.
• The old board splinters easily when you try to nail it.
• The impact splinters the windshield into tiny pieces.
• Wood splinters can be painful if they get under your skin.
• The baseball bat splinters when it hits the concrete wall.