To come apart into long sharp fragments.
To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
To break, or cause to break, into factions.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit.
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.