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splinter  (splinters plural & 3rd person present) (splintering present participle) (splintered past tense & past participle )
1  n-count A splinter is a very thin, sharp piece of wood, glass, or other hard substance, which has broken off from a larger piece. 
...splinters of glass., ...a splinter in the finger.  
2  verb If something splinters or is splintered, it breaks into thin, sharp pieces. 
The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces...  V prep/adv 
The stone rocketed into the glass, splintering it.  V n 

splinter group   (splinter groups plural )A splinter group is a group of people who break away from a larger group and form a separate organization, usually because they no longer agree with the views of the larger group.  n-count