Shard and Splinter

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Shard noun - A broken piece of a brittle artifact.

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Splinter is a synonym for shard in piece topic. In some cases you can use "Splinter" instead a noun "Shard".

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

Usage example: she got a splinter from the unfinished wall

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Shard is a synonym for splinter in sliver topic. You can use "Shard" instead a noun "Splinter".

long	long shard	long splinter
single	single shard	single splinter
real	real shard	real splinter
large	large shard	large splinter
Other adjectives: tiny, novel, cursed, broken, giant.

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