splinter

nouns

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

"he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"

sliver, splinter

is derived from

is derived from

withdraw from an organization or communion

"After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

break away, secede, splinter

divide into slivers or splinters

sliver, splinter

is derived from

break up into splinters or slivers

"The wood splintered"

sliver, splinter