splinters meaning

Definition of splinters

1. wood in small pieces or splinters
   • the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks

   Synonyms: matchwood

   Type of: wood

splinters in a sentence

• Most splinters can be safely removed at home.
• Don't worry too much about splinters.
• Splinters fly when you chop wood.
• Splinters can be quite painful.
• People commonly get splinters.

How to pronounce splinters

splinters is pronounced /ˈsplɪntɚz/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.