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[ noun ] a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
Examples "he got a splinter in his finger" "it flew into flinders" Used in print (Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)He was crouched over his anvil in the courtyard getting his chisels into trim , when a splinter of steel flew into his eye and imbedded itself in his pupil . Argiento made him lie_down on the bed , brought a pan of hot water , dipped some clean white linen cloth and applied it to extract the splinter . He assumed he could blink the splinter out . |
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[ verb ] withdraw from an organization or communion
Synonyms Examples "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away" Used in print (Huston Smith, "Interfaith Communication: The...)The statement also points to a classic paradox : The more men turn toward God , who is not_only in himself the paradigm of all unity but also the only ground on_which human unity can ultimately be established , the more men splinter into groups and set themselves apart from one another . |
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