[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.Synonyms: sliver", "splinter group splinter group."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to split or break into splinters.", "to break off (something) in splinters.", "to split or break (a larger group) into separate factions or independent groups.", "Obsolete.to secure or support by a splint or splints, as a broken limb."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be split or broken into splinters.", "to break off in splinters.Synonyms: split , part , separate"]}]