splinter

«splinter» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a small, sharp, thin piece of wood, glass or metal that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a splinter, splinters); verb (splinter, splinters, splintered, splintering)

meaning for a pupil

1) A splinter is a small, sharp, thin piece of wood, glass or metal that has broken off, especially one that gets stuck in your skin. tree →

2) To splinter means to break into small sharp pieces. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Amos it means broken pieces, a picture of buildings smashed by God's command. Interpretation: Amos's warning is read as saying that rich, proud houses cannot stand against God's judgment, big or small. In the primary lessons: In first-aid lessons: a small splinter can be taken out by an adult with clean tweezers after washing the skin; deep splinters or glass need a doctor. In safety: wear shoes on old wooden decks and be careful with rough wood in design and technology lessons. Phrases: get a splinter, take out a splinter, splinter group.

examples

• For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips. (Prophets AMO.6.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• I got a splinter from the wooden fence. tree →
• Mum took the splinter out with tweezers. tree →
• Wash the skin after removing a splinter. tree →
• The old door splintered when it was hit. tree →
• Wear shoes on the wooden deck to avoid splinters. tree →
• Sand the wood smooth so there are no splinters. tree →
• A splinter of glass was in the carpet. tree →
• The splinter in my finger hurt a lot. tree →
• It did not hurt him at all, but the splinter was there all the same. tree →

note

Countable. Not the same as a «splint», which is a stiff support tied to a broken bone. Do not squeeze a splinter deeper; ask an adult.

In the corpora

• For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten into splinters, and the little house into chips.
• Cooked bones splinter and can choke a dog or hurt its insides.
• Sticks can splinter and stab a dog's mouth or throat, so a ball or rubber toy is safer to throw.
• A splinter should be removed by an adult with clean tweezers and the skin washed, because a splinter left in can get infected.
• A splinter left in the skin can let germs in and cause an infection.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «splinter» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.