What is another word for splinters?

Pronunciation: [splˈɪntəz] (IPA)

Splinters are small, sharp fragments of wood, glass, or other materials that can cause discomfort or pain. Some synonyms for the term include slivers, chips, shards, fragments, shivers, shrapnel, and splints. Slivers and chips are often used to describe wood splinters, while shards and fragments can be used to describe glass or metal splinters. Shivers and shrapnel are associated with more extreme forms of fragmentation, such as explosions or gunfire. Splints can also be used to describe larger, more structured pieces of wood or metal that have been broken or separated. Regardless of the specific term used, splinters are always a nuisance and should be carefully removed to avoid infection or further injury.

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Usage examples for Splinters

It was quite evident that Mrs. Mac's nerves had gone to splinters.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
Then, lifting the heavy axe, she went awkwardly to work upon it, and actually succeeded, in the course of half an hour or so, in worrying an armful of splinters off it.
"Lonesome Land"
B. M. Bower
It only took two shells to send twenty years' earnings into splinters!
"My Home In The Field of Honor"
Frances Wilson Huard

Famous quotes with Splinters

  • Then I came in twice a week - for my own enjoyment as well as to be a guide. And then we started to apply some of the splinters of the ideas back into the piece.
    Siobhan Davies
  • The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and utility are exactly like those of the splinters applied to a broken limb in surgery.
    William Falconer
  • Baseball was a dream I gathered more splinters than hits.
    Frank Perdue
  • You don't know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it.
    Bum Phillips
  • Our memory consists of bits and pieces which have made their imprint on our dreams and our life. All those fragments have enlightened or darkened the sky and the horizon of our existence. They are all instances that we don't want to forget or splinters that we can't obliterate. The mind collects them and by recalling, interpreting or idealizing them, the actuality very often becomes corroded. We experience then a "mutilated memory".--
    Erik Pevernagie

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