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# splinter

noun (a splinter, splinters); verb (splinter, splinters, splintered, splintering)

«splinter» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A splinter is a small, sharp, thin piece of wood, glass or metal that has broken off, especially one that gets stuck in your skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#m1)
2. To splinter means to break into small sharp pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#m2)

### In the lessons

In first-aid lessons: a small splinter can be taken out by an adult with clean tweezers after washing the skin; deep splinters or glass need a doctor. In safety: wear shoes on old wooden decks and be careful with rough wood in design and technology lessons. Phrases: get a splinter, take out a splinter, splinter group.

### Examples

- I got a splinter from the wooden fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x1)
- Mum took the splinter out with tweezers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x2)
- Wash the skin after removing a splinter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x3)
- The old door splintered when it was hit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x4)
- Wear shoes on the wooden deck to avoid splinters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x5)
- Sand the wood smooth so there are no splinters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x6)
- A splinter of glass was in the carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x7)
- The splinter in my finger hurt a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x8)
- It did not hurt him at all, but the splinter was there all the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/#x9)

### Note

Countable. Not the same as a «splint», which is a stiff support tied to a broken bone. Do not squeeze a splinter deeper; ask an adult.

## In Jewish tradition

In Amos it means broken pieces, a picture of buildings smashed by God's command.

**Interpretation.** Amos's warning is read as saying that rich, proud houses cannot stand against God's judgment, big or small.

### Examples

- For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips. (Prophets AMO.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/splinter/#x1)

### Note

Countable. Not the same as a «splint», which is a stiff support tied to a broken bone. Do not squeeze a splinter deeper; ask an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «splinter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/splinter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«splinter» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/splinter.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «splinter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/splinter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«splinter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/splinter.html) on Mova free.