Word for the day: splinter

splinter |ˈsplɪntə|                                                         *espina (en Español)

DEFINITIONnouna small, thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or similar material broken off from a larger piece: a splinter of ice.

verbbreak or cause to break into small sharp fragments: [ no obj. ] : the soap box splintered | [ with obj. ] : he crashed into a fence, splintering the wooden barricade.• (of a group or organization) separate into smaller units, typically as a result of disagreement: the party had begun to splinter into factions.
DERIVATIVESsplintery adjective
ORIGIN Middle English: from Middle Dutch splinter, splenter; related to splinter.

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