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splinter

noun
  1. a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
    “They got a splinter in their finger.”
    sliver
verb
  1. break up into splinters or slivers
    “The wood splintered”
    sliver
  2. divide into slivers or splinters
    sliver
  3. withdraw from an organization or communion
    break awaysecede