1. (

• splinter ,
• sliver ,

) a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers" ;

2. (

• paring ,
• sliver ,
• shaving

) a thin fragment or slice (especially of wood) that has been shaved from something ;

1. (

• sliver ,
• splinter ,

) divide into slivers or splinters ;

2. (

• splinter ,
• sliver

) break up into splinters or slivers; "The wood splintered" ;

3. (

• sliver ,

) form into slivers; "sliver wood" ;