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Flinders

/ˈflɪndəz/

Fragments, splinters

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noun

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
slivernoun	A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
splinternoun	A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

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Word	Definition
slivernoun	A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
splinternoun	A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
flibbetsnoun	Splinters or match-wood - fragments
spallnoun	(countable) A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
smithereensnoun	(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
fritternoun	A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
scrapnelnoun	Shrapnel, especially scraps of metal.
smithereennoun	(Canada) A native of Smithers, British Columbia.
spilenoun	(US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
spallingnoun	Any process that spalls a surface, or the damage that results from that process: spallation.
splitnoun	A crack or longitudinal fissure.
spalenoun	A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone.
piecemeal	(idiomatic) Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
speltverb	(transitive, obsolete) To grind or crush (grain or pulses).
spawlnoun	(archaic) Scattered or ejected spittle.
combingsnoun	Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb.
spelknoun	(Northumbria, Cumbria) A splinter, usually of wood.
splentnoun	Obsolete form of splint (“excrescence of bone”). [A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.]
posh	Stylish; elegant; exclusive; luxurious; expensive.
speelnoun	(chiefly South Africa) A story; a spiel.