SPLINTER

Splinter

Master Splinter, or simply Splinter, is a fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media.

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splinter

Noun

  1. A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
  2. A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

Verb

  1. To come apart into long sharp fragments.
    The tall tree splintered during the storm.
  2. To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
    His third kick splintered the door.
  3. To break, or cause to break, into factions.
    The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
    The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
  4. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.


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