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Splint

An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

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📖 Definitions of "Splint"

noun

1
An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

noun

1
A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
2
A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
3
A device to immobilize a body part.
4
A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.

verb

1
To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
2
To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
3
To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Splint"

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Word	Definition
pinnoun	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
probenoun	(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
rodnoun	A straight, round stick, shaft, bar, cane, or staff.
shanknoun	The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
plasternoun	(uncountable) A paste applied to the skin for healing or cosmetic purposes.
bracenoun	A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.
legnoun	A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.
slingnoun	A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in which a wounded arm or hand is supported.
shootnoun	The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
bolenoun	The trunk or stem of a tree.
stalknoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
castnoun	An act of throwing.
stemnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
opponensnoun	(anatomy) Short for opponens pollicis (“a muscle of the hand”).
stemsnoun	The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
supportnoun	(transitive) To help keep from falling.
immobilizernoun	Alternative spelling of immobiliser. [Something or someone that immobilises.]
orthosisnoun	(medicine) A type of brace which either prevents or assists movement of a limb or the spine.
stentnoun	A slender tube inserted into a blood vessel, a ureter or the oesophagus in order to provide support and to prevent disease-induced closure.
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.