splint Meaning & Definition
What Does Splint Mean?
Splint is a noun that means A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. A splinter caught in the skin. It is also used to mean A splinter caught in the skin. As a verb, it means To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
Word Facts for Splint
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /splɪnt/ |
| Plural | splints |
| Verb forms | splints, splinting, splinted |
Splint Definition (Noun)
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. A splinter caught in the skin.
- A splinter caught in the skin.
- A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- A device to immobilize a body part.
- A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
- Synonym of splent coal.
- A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
Splint as a Verb
- To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
- To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
- To press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.
- To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
Noun
- An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
Noun
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
Synonyms of Splint
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Splint synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
splint (plural splints)
splint (third-person singular simple present splints, present participle splinting, simple past and past participle splinted)
Words That Rhyme With Splint
Origin of Splint
From Middle English splint, splent, splente, from Middle Low German splinte, splente or Middle Dutch splint, splinte. Cognate with Old High German splinza (“bar, bolt, latch”). All ultimately from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ, *splintō (“piece of wood, splinter”), from Proto-Germanic *splint-, *splind- (“to split”), from a nasalized form of *splītaną (“to split”),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).
Questions People Ask About Splint
Is splint a noun or a verb?
Splint is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is the plural of splint?
The plural of splint is splints.
What is the past tense of splint?
The past tense of splint is splinted. The present participle is splinting.