Piece and Splinter

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Piece

Piece noun - A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.

Usage example: a piece of stone fell from the crumbling wall

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Splinter is a synonym for piece in sliver topic. In some cases you can use "Splinter" instead a noun "Piece", when it comes to topics like fragment, bit, offcut.

Nearby Words: pieced, piecework, piecing

Splinter

Splinter noun - A small flat piece separated from a whole.

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Piece is a synonym for splinter in fragment topic. You can use "Piece" instead a noun "Splinter", if it concerns topics such as sliver, bit.

Nearby Words: splintered, splint, splintery, splintering, splinted

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long	long piece	long splinter
single	single piece	single splinter
real	real piece	real splinter
large	large piece	large splinter
Other adjectives: tiny, ancient, thin, broken, giant.

Both words in one sentence

Splinter gets one of his own in the first battle with the Shredder, though given it was Shredder who killed his master and was now trying to kill his sons, it makes sense he'd want a piece of the guy.

Source: Big Damn Heroes / Western Animation
One level of Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, where you have to disarm Time Bombs, integrated the beeping of the bombs into an increasingly frantic techno piece.

Source: Songs in the Key of Panic

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