splinter
1. splin.ter \'splint-*r\ \'splint-*-re-, 'splin-tre-\ n [ME, fr. MD; akin to MLG splinte splint] 1: a thin piece split or rent off lengthwise : SLIVER 2: a group or faction broken away from a parent body - splin.tery aj 2. splinter \'splint-*-rin, 'splin-trin\ vb or splin.ter.ing 1: to split or rend into long thin pieces : SHIVER 2: to split into fragments, parts, or factions : to become splintered