Splinter and Tear

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Splinter

Splinter verb - To cut into long slender pieces.
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Tear and splinter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Splinter".
Nearby Words: splintered, splint, splintery, splintering, splinted

Tear

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.
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Splinter and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Splinter" instead a verb "Tear".
Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

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single single splinter single tear
real real splinter real tear
large large splinter large tear
giant giant splinter giant tear

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people splinter people tear people
ships splinter ships tear ships
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