splinter
/ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ noun C1- 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.
- A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
- A fragment of a component word in a blend.
Plural splinters
From the library
You could still trace the stone causeways that led up to the ruined gates where the last splinters of wood hung to the worn, rusted hinges.
Next instant, with a loud shout of triumph he held up one splinter, in which a round, dark object was fixed like a plum in a pudding.
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