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Chipped vs Splintered - What's the difference?

chipped | splintered |

As verbs the difference between chipped and splintered

is that chipped is (chip) while splintered is (splinter).

As an adjective chipped

is having a chip (small piece) or chips missing.

chipped

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having a chip (small piece) or chips missing
    • a chipped plate
  • (automotive) (no comparative or superlative ) having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (chip)

    • splintered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (splinter)

    • splinter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

    • Synonyms

    * (long sharp fragment) shard, spelk. * (group formed by splitting) faction, splinter group.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To come apart into long sharp fragments.
    • The tall tree splintered during the storm.
  • To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
    • His third kick splintered the door.
  • * Prescott
    • After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and abandoned the field to the enemy.
  • (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
    • The government splintered when the coalition members could not agree.
    The unpopular new policies splintered the company.
  • To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
    • (Bishop Wren)

    Related terms

    * splint * splinter up