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He has already tried to hump the log, but was probably put off by the splinters.
From the guardian.co.uk
But when grinding metal, be careful to use a magnet to clean up metal splinters.
From the dailyherald.com
Splinters of wood in the mud may have inoculated the students with the bacteria.
From the newscientist.com
We keep coming back to this and it splinters conversations about other problems.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Anne Enright picks up those bright, real-life splinters and blinds you with them.
From the independent.co.uk
She said a clinic X-ray showed bone splinters and a slight intestinal blockage.
From the stltoday.com
If the EU splinters then people will be happy, the markets can start a fire sale.
From the guardian.co.uk
Make sure the swing set is free of rust, splinters, rotting wood and sharp edges.
From the delawareonline.com
Training, I smashed one into splinters slamming it into the Green Knight's shield.
From the ocregister.com
- A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
- Secede: withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"
- Sliver: divide into slivers or splinters
- (splinters) matchwood: wood in small pieces or splinters; "the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks"
- Splinter is a 2006 American police-action film set in Los Angeles directed by Michael D. Olmos and starring Tom Sizemore, Noel Gugliemi and Edward James Olmos.
- Splinter is a 2008 horror film directed by Toby Wilkins. It had a limited theatrical release on October 31, 2008 and stars Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner, and Rachel Kerbs. It was filmed near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- The Splinter is a two-seater American supercar concept made of wood. It was created by a team led by Joe Harmon, an industrial designer from North Carolina. There are no plans to mass-produce this vehicle.
- Splinter was a two-man vocal group from South Shields, England, consisting of Bill Elliott (William Elliott) and Bobby Purvis (Robert J Purvis), who formed in 1974.
- In contract bridge, a splinter bid is a convention whereby a jump bid in a side-suit indicates a trump fit and a singleton or void in the suit bid. For example, a 4 clubs response to a 1 heart opening establishes hearts as trump suit and indicates a singleton or void in clubs. ...
