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Convention in contract bridge
In the card game "contract bridge", a splinter bid is a convention whereby a double jump response in a side-suit indicates excellent support (at least
Splinter_bid
Stealth video game series
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a series of action-adventure stealth games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed
Tom_Clancy's_Splinter_Cell
Codified artificial bids used in contract bridge
because the bid of 5NT asks for kings, but it can be used following cue bids or Gerber. Splinter bids are a variety of cue bids. Splinters are used early
Slam-seeking_conventions
Bridge convention
suit. If the partnership also plays splinter bids, the Jacoby 2NT response tends to deny the shape for a splinter (i.e., no singleton or void). However
Jacoby_2NT
required on the details of either splinter or fragment bids and their continuations. The 4♥ rebid by opener is a fragment bid; it is double jump showing two
Fragment_bid
powerful fit. Splinter bid An unusual jump bid that by agreement shows a fit for partner's last-bid suit and a singleton or void in the bid suit. For example
Glossary of contract bridge terms
Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up splinter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A splinter is a sharp fragment of material, usually wood, metal, or fibreglass. Splinter may also
Splinter_(disambiguation)
Bridge convention
Many partnerships which employ Bergen raises also use Jacoby 2NT and splinter bids in response to major suit openings for game-forcing hands with trump
Bergen_raises
Contract bridge bidding system
response – limit raise with support Jump raise – preemptive Two types of Splinter bids 1♥ - 3♠ = any shortage, 9–12 HCP (then 3NT asks shortage) 1♠ - 3NT =
Polish_Club
Slam bidding convention in contract bridge
have several meanings; it might, for example, be confused with a splinter bid or a cue bid. For this reason, it is important that partnerships agree, in
Gerber_convention
American baseball player (1918–2002)
and the Korean War. Nicknamed "Teddy Ballgame", "the Kid", "the Splendid Splinter", and "the Thumper", Williams is widely regarded as one of the greatest
Ted_Williams
Bidding sequence in bridge card game
Partnerships utilising this agreement commonly agree that in this situation a splinter bid (i.e. a double jump in a new suit) indicates a void. This is also the
Reverse_(bridge)
Bridge term
one. 1♠ - 4♦ 4♥ The 4♥ bid asks responder to consider bidding slam with values beyond those already shown (4♦ is a splinter bid showing at least four spades
Last_Train_(bridge)
Artificial call made during the auction in a game of contract bridge
slam contract Asking bids Blackwood Cue bids Gerber Grand slam force Last Train Quantitative notrump bids Relay bids Splinter bid Serious 3NT Defensive
Bridge_convention
Bridge (game) strategy
other suit and less than game interest responder bids their suit A jump cuebid is a splinter bid in the bid suit With a 10+ card major fit (e.g. 5+ playing
Unusual_vs._unusual
Contract bridge bidding system employing 2/1 as game forcing
preemptive bid, while a single raise is strong and forcing for one round; Jacoby 2NT, showing strong support with 4 or more cards; Splinter bids; New minor
2/1_game_forcing
English entertainer (born 1966)
BBC7.[citation needed] He played Russell Boyd in the BBC comedy A Many Splintered Thing, also in 1998 and 2000. In 2001, Davies played Robert Gossage in
Alan_Davies
2009–2018 Irish republican paramilitary group
Retrieved 4 November 2015. Gorman, Tommie (23 January 2018). "IRA dissident splinter group announces immediate ceasefire". RTÉ News. Archived from the original
Óglaigh na hÉireann (Real IRA splinter group)
Óglaigh_na_hÉireann_(Real_IRA_splinter_group)
2020s comic book
prompting Casey Marie and April to bid him farewell as he dies. As Mikey reunites with his brothers, Casey Jones, and Splinter in the afterlife, Casey Marie
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin
Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles:_The_Last_Ronin
American bridge player
to show a singleton or void along with support in partner's suit (a splinter bid) and responses to Blackwood after interference (DOPI). Both of the systems
Dorothy_Hayden_Truscott
Pakistani political party
Muhajirs in Pakistan through peaceful and democratic struggle. The Party is a splinter faction of MQM-L. The party came into existence due to a split within the
Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan
Muttahida_Qaumi_Movement_–_Pakistan
Criminal organization
The first match to be played between the clubs after the failed takeover bid was at Easter Road the following September and in anticipation of trouble
Capital_City_Service
American television channel (2013–2021)
Name: Splinter". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Tani, Maxwell (October 10, 2019). "Splinter Shutting
Fusion_TV
Political party of Malaysia
SWP) was a political party based in Sarawak, Malaysia formed in 2012 as a splinter party of Sarawak Peoples' Party (PRS) by some former PRS members headed
Parti_Bangsa_Malaysia
Fictional character in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe
the writers developed her into a competent warrior after training with Splinter. Because of her frequent adventures with the Turtles, she lost her job
April_O'Neil
American author (1947–2013)
and has also inspired video games such as the Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell and The Division series. Clancy was born on April 12, 1947, at Franklin
Tom_Clancy
AQ-linked splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban
ul-Āḥrār, "Assembly of the Free," abbreviated as JuA) is an AQ-linked splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban that was formed in August 2014. Omar Khalid
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar
French political party
unemployment, multiple Jihadi terrorist attacks, poor opinion ratings and a splinter group of Socialist MPs known as frondeurs (rebels). Facing the emergence
Socialist_Party_(France)
Canadian contract bridge teacher, writer, and administrator
Roman Keycard Blackwood (2003), with Linda Lee Practice Your Bidding: Splinter Bids (2003), with Linda Lee Practice Your Bidding: Four-Suit Transfers (2004)
Barbara_Seagram
as an effort by Syrian-aligned factions to exert pressure on the ALA, a splinter group that often operated independently of Syrian military interests in
List of extrajudicial killings and political violence in Lebanon
List_of_extrajudicial_killings_and_political_violence_in_Lebanon
President of Mexico since 2024
Manuel López Obrador. She left the PRD in 2014 to join López Obrador's splinter movement, Morena, and was elected mayor of Tlalpan borough in 2015. In
Claudia_Sheinbaum
Korean wheeled armored personnel carrier
that provides protection against small-arms fire and artillery shell splinters. It can be fitted with add-on armor for a higher level of protection.
K808_White_Tiger
Political faction in the British Labour Party
Lawson, Neal (24 July 2015). "Without the soft left, Labour is doomed to splinter". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2015. Wintour, Patrick (9 December
Soft_left
Mayor of New York City
Mamdani served as the campaign manager for Ross Barkan's 2018 unsuccessful bid for the New York State Senate and was also a field organizer for fellow democratic
Zohran_Mamdani
Country in North America
Huerta, they sought to broker a political solution, but the coalition splintered, plunging Mexico again into civil war. Constitutionalist general Pancho
Mexico
American animated television series
significantly from the original Mirage Studios comics. In this version, Splinter was formerly human, an honorable ninja master named Hamato Yoshi who studied
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)
Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1987_TV_series)
Activist group in the British Labour Party
Lawson, Neal (24 July 2015). "Without the Soft Left, Labour Is Doomed to Splinter". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 February 2018. Hurst, Luke (25 June
Open_Labour
Canadian video game developer
property. Ubisoft Montreal's break-out titles were 2002's Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and 2003's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Subsequently, the
Ubisoft_Montreal
Castle in Vught, the Netherlands
Splinter 2016, p. 30. Splinter 2016, p. 10. Splinter 2016, p. 12. Worp 1893, p. 209. Bervoets & Ooijevaar 2020, p. 18. Splinter 2016, p. 48. Splinter
Maurick_Castle
Cassie time to splinter away to Athan's house. Back in 2046, Deacon imprisons Jennifer and releases Olivia. In 1899, an adult Athan bids farewell to the
List_of_12_Monkeys_episodes
American journalist and political candidate (born 1999)
(March 24, 2025). "'We Are in an Emergency': Progressive TikTok Star Launches Bid to Unseat Old-Guard Dem". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June
Kat_Abughazaleh
Political party in India
upcoming general election, the ECI granted "ad-hoc recognition" to the two splinter groups: The Sharad Yadav-led faction was designated as Janata Dal (United)
Janata_Dal_(United)
French video game company
the United States when it worked with Microsoft to develop Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, an Xbox-exclusive title released in 2002 to challenge the PlayStation-exclusive
Ubisoft
them out from hands. Grenade launcher shoots 30 pound steel balls that splinter into razor-sharp spikes. Insulation can stop his electrical blasts. Bombshell
List of The Transformers characters
List_of_The_Transformers_characters
Major event in the run-up to the 2024 United states presidential election
of the Wildest Weeks in American History, It Really Might Be Joever". Splinter. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election
Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_the_2024_United_States_presidential_election
Country in Southeast Europe
the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these
Bulgaria
Ongoing armed conflict in South Asia
at least 21 dead. Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan, a Pakistani Taliban splinter group, claimed responsibility for the attack. On 10 May 2026, an Al-Qaeda
2026_Afghanistan–Pakistan_war
Christian Identity organization
August Kreis III, the propaganda minister for Aryan Nations, formed a splinter group, and Butler expelled them from Aryan Nations. A few months later
Aryan_Nations
World War II general, U.S. president from 1953 to 1961
not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group of course, that believes you can do these things [...] Their number
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
Liberian politician (1952–2024)
President Samuel Doe. Due to a rift with Taylor, Johnson soon formed an NPFL splinter group, the Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL), which
Prince_Johnson
Ongoing conflict in West Africa since 2012
jihadist organizations such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its splinter, Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA). On 22 March 2012
Mali_War
British flag-raising and anti-migrant vigilante group
January 2026). "British vigilantes turn on each other as anti-migrant group splinters". The i Paper. Retrieved 23 February 2026. Bancroft, Holly (10 December
Raise the Colours (organisation)
Raise_the_Colours_(organisation)
Russian armored fighting vehicle
Missile launchers are reinforced by armored shields, protecting them from splinters and small arms fire. Weapon station is only armored against small arms
BMPT_Terminator
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
He also opposed Tammany Hall by supporting Woodrow Wilson's successful bid for the 1912 Democratic nomination. The election became a three-way contest
Franklin_D._Roosevelt
Senegalese footballer (born 1992)
Retrieved 6 August 2022. Bernstein, Dan (8 November 2022). "'This part easily splinters' - Senegal star Sadio Mane injured with Bayern Munich just before World
Sadio_Mané
becoming friends with her prospective donor. Jennifer is kidnapped by a splinter faction in retaliation for her father's killing one of their members, albeit
List of Walker, Texas Ranger episodes
List_of_Walker,_Texas_Ranger_episodes
Malaysian political party
Harapan to return as prime minister and denied having supported Muhyiddin's bid for the position. Muhyiddin was sworn in as the country's eight prime minister
Malaysian United Indigenous Party
Malaysian_United_Indigenous_Party
also taken part on both sides, most notably Sudan Liberation Movement splinter groups, the Tamazuj militia, and the Darfur Joint Protection Force. Fighting
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
election four months later, but they remained the largest party. The splintered Reichstag was still unable to form a stable coalition. On 30 January 1933
History_of_Germany
American politician (born 1989)
Patrick; Pollock, Cassandra (September 10, 2021). "How Texas Democrats splintered, ending quorum break". The Texas Tribune. Archived from the original on
James_Talarico
Association football club in England
After the Glazer family's takeover in 2005, a group of fans formed a splinter club, F.C. United of Manchester. The West Stand of Old Trafford – the "Stretford
Manchester_United_F.C.
Association football club in England
and now sit, on the Kop at Anfield. In 2008, a group of fans formed a splinter club, A.F.C. Liverpool, to play matches for fans who had been priced out
Liverpool_F.C.
Movements that seek greater autonomy or wish to secede from the Philippines
by Hashim Salamat splintered off from the MNLF when it abandoned its bid for independence in 1978. The MILF formally dropped its bid for independence when
Separatism_in_the_Philippines
Sudanese opposition group
control of Abu Korshola, a strategic town of 40,000 in South Kordofan. In its bid to retake control, the Sudanese Armed Forces engaged in indiscriminate air
Justice_and_Equality_Movement
International song competition
June, it had received bids from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö, and Örnsköldsvik. On 7 July, Gothenburg and Örnsköldsvik's bids were eliminated. Later
Eurovision_Song_Contest_2024
2010 film by Burr Steers
his younger brother Sam, wins a boating race on his sailboat Splendid Splinter, subsequently receiving a sailing scholarship to Stanford University. He
Charlie_St._Cloud
Colombian politician
Álvaro Uribe Vélez and his bid for re-election, Toro was sanctioned by the Liberal Party in 2004, which prompted to join a splinter group of Congresspersons
Dilian_Francisca_Toro
Far-right neo-Nazi political party in Germany
June 2023, the party renamed itself to Die Heimat after a party vote. A splinter party, the National Democratic Party of Germany, emerged from party dissidents
Die_Heimat
1999 Indian aircraft hijacking
Flight 181 – 1977 aircraft hijacking Jaish-e-Muhammad was formed as a splinter group of HuM by Masood Azhar in 2000. "Unlawful Interference Airbus A300B2-101
Indian_Airlines_Flight_814
after which its membership declined and it suffered from a series of splinters. Also in 1932, the ILP co-founded the London Bureau of left-socialist
History of democratic socialism
History_of_democratic_socialism
2019 novel by Pierce Brown
Tribune of the Copper bloc in the Senate Theodora (Pink): Leader of the Splinter Operatives, Virginia's spymaster, a former Rose (high-level prostitute)
Dark_Age_(novel)
the bat (the barrel) lands within the infield, the broken portion can splinter into many pieces. (If the barrel lands either in foul territory or outside
Glossary_of_baseball_terms
Indian election
Anbumani was recognised as the official leader of the PMK, Ramadoss formed a splinter faction of the PMK. Two members–T. K. Amulkandasami (AIADMK) and K. Ponnusamy
2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election
2026_Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly_election
2026). "A G.O.P. Senate Seat in Montana Seemed Vulnerable. Then, the Left Splintered". The New York Times. Retrieved June 15, 2026.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint:
2026 United States Senate election in Montana
2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana
the Democratic Party and its splinter Reform Party had, and the newly formed Covenant Party which was formed as a splinter party from the ruling Republican
2001 Northern Mariana Islands general election
2001_Northern_Mariana_Islands_general_election
American minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)
Senator Gary Hart. He continued his activism and mounted a second presidential bid in 1988, finishing as the runner‑up for the Democratic nomination to Massachusetts
Jesse_Jackson
revenge and replace their superhero personas "Captain Mellon Head" and "Splinter" with the new villainous alter-egos "The Gourd" and "Timber the Dark Shard"
List of films with post-credits scenes
List_of_films_with_post-credits_scenes
angered Tommaso Gagliano, Tommy Lucchese and Dominick Petrilli, who formed a splinter group within the family and planned his murder. On September 5, 1930, Pinzolo's
List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters
List_of_past_Lucchese_crime_family_mobsters
Upcoming Icelandic referendum
of whom support EU membership and the former of whom was originally a splinter movement that left the Independence party over this very issue. The coalition
2026 Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum
2026_Icelandic_European_Union_membership_negotiations_referendum
United States military prison in southeastern Cuba
American justice system to free her son from Guantanamo Bay. In Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (2013), the player is tasked with infiltrating and escaping
Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
American serial killer (1960–1994)
garbage bags. He wrapped the bones inside a sheet and pounded them into splinters with a sledgehammer. The dismemberment process took Dahmer approximately
Jeffrey_Dahmer
Disputed Russian republic in eastern Ukraine
unclear if the leaflets were issued by the pro-Russian leadership or a splinter group operating within the pro-Russian camp. Margalit, Michal. "Donetsk
Donetsk_People's_Republic
News leak publishing organisation
two deputy directors to resign, and he told an aide that he wanted to 'splinter the CIA in a thousand pieces and scatter it to the winds.' Schoenfeld,
WikiLeaks
Village in Derbyshire, England
brass bands, the original Tintwistle Brass Band and Arnfield Brass, a splinter group of junior members of Tintwistle Brass formed in 2003. Conduit Street
Tintwistle
American student activist organization (1960–1974)
nationwide by its last national convention in 1969. The organization splintered at that convention amidst rivalry between factions seeking to impose national
Students for a Democratic Society
Students_for_a_Democratic_Society
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
increased its support for Iraq to prevent Iran from forcing a surrender. In a US bid to open full diplomatic relations with Iraq, the country was removed from
Gulf_War
American politician and lawyer (born 1976)
Robertson, Noah (September 18, 2025). "Senate Democrats introduce first-ever bid to recognize Palestinian state". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 12
Ro_Khanna
Far-right internet group
First Students in January 2020. In February 2021, the Groyper movement splintered between Fuentes and Patrick Casey over fears of infiltration by federal
Groypers
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
campaigned vigorously for the Stalwart ticket and, owing partly to a splintering of the Democratic vote, were victorious. Arthur and the machine had rebuked
Chester_A._Arthur
Chinese amphibious wheeled armoured fighting vehicle family
alumina ceramic composite plates, providing protection against shell splinters, 12.7 mm armor-piercing incendiary rounds at 100 metres (330 ft) and 25 mm
Type_08
Fictional characters
woman named Sahar who wanted to kill her. Sahar was involved in a Hamas splinter group with Ziva's brother Ari, and is seeking revenge for his death. Ziva
List_of_NCIS_characters
Siege engine originating in ancient times
and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates. In its simplest form, a battering ram is just a large
Battering_ram
Turkish minority party, had its weakest result since 1994, while their splinter party APS lost all 19 seats. Nearly all far-right or right-wing populist
2026 Bulgarian parliamentary election
2026_Bulgarian_parliamentary_election
Character from the Star Trek franchise
"prime" reality (the one depicted in the TV series) known as the First Splinter, created during a Borg attack on the displaced Enterprise-E during the
Jean-Luc_Picard
American politician and activist (born 1989)
Ocasio-Cortez, the Woman Challenging One of New York's Political Kingmakers". Splinter News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
2014 aircraft disappearance
entered the sea vertically; any other angle of entry would make the aircraft splinter into many pieces, which would have been found already. On 17 October 2017
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370
party representation are highlighted as: Gains for the Labor Party and its splinter groups in red; for the Liberal Party and its predecessors in blue; for
List of Victorian state by-elections
List_of_Victorian_state_by-elections
Hungarian and American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)
"Teenetemärkide kavalerid". president.ee. Retrieved October 12, 2025. "Soros's Nats Bid Irks Republicans". The Washington Post. June 28, 2005. Archived from the
George_Soros
Political party in the United States
political party left was the Democratic-Republicans, which was prone to splinter along regional lines. The era of one-party rule in the United States, known
Democratic Party (United States)
Democratic_Party_(United_States)
American journalist and TV host (born 1981)
2010. Chelyen Davis (June 28, 2009). "Krystal Ball gets started early in bid for Rob Wittman's seat". The Free Lance–Star.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
Krystal_Ball
SPLINTER BID
SPLINTER BID
Surname or Lastname
English and South German
English and South German : occupational name for a spinner of yarn, from the agent derivative of Middle English, Middle High German spinnen ‘to spin’.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Painter, Artist
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French peinto(u)r, oblique case of peintre ‘painter’, hence an occupational name for a painter (normally of colored glass). In the Middle Ages the walls of both great and minor churches were covered with painted decorations, and Reaney and Wilson note that in 1308 Hugh le Peyntour and Peter the Pavier were employed ‘making and painting the pavement’ at St. Stephen’s Chapel, Westminster. The name is widespread in central and southern England.German : topographic name for someone living in a fenced enclosure (see Bainter).
Boy/Male
Tamil
Painter
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Saint-Léger in La Manche or Saint-Léger-aux-Bois in Seine-Maritime, both so called from the dedication of their churches to St. Leger (see Ledger), the martyred 7th-century bishop of Autun.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from a Germanized form of the personal name Salomon.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Painter; Artist
Boy/Male
Muslim
Painter, Artist
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Spinner
Surname or Lastname
English, German, or Jewish
English, German, or Jewish : variant of Spindler.
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Painter artist
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Painter
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Painter
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Spinner
Boy/Male
Arabic
Painter; Artist
Boy/Male
Tamil
Uplifter of the poor
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Painter
Boy/Male
Muslim
Spinner
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Splinter
Surname or Lastname
English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a lively person or for a traveling entertainer, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle High German springen, Middle Dutch springhen, Yiddish shpringen ‘to jump or leap’.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a fountain or the source of a stream, Middle English spring ‘spring’ + the habitational suffix -er. The same word was also used of a plantation of young trees, and in some cases this may be the source of the surname.
SPLINTER BID
SPLINTER BID
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Crystal Clear
Boy/Male
Tamil
Thasmya | தஸà¯à®®à¯à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
American, British, English
God is Gracious; Feminine of Giovanni; Variant of Jovana
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Precious Ge
Girl/Female
American, British, English
From the High Tower; Female Version of Marlon; Similar to Marlene; Woman from Magdala; Bitter
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Simon, with an excrescent -d.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Sleepless; Condition of Being Awake; One who Conquers Sleep
Surname or Lastname
English
English : voiced variant of Jetson, a patronymic from the personal name Jutt, a pet form of Jordan. Compare Judson.
Boy/Male
Welsh
Handsome.
SPLINTER BID
SPLINTER BID
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n.
A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.
n.
A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Splinter
v. t.
To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.
v. t.
One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
v. t.
Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
imp. & p. p.
of Splint
v. t.
A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
imp. & p. p.
of Splinter
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a sphincter muscle.
v. t.
A splint bone.
a.
Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral.
n.
The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer.
n.
One who, or that which, plants or sows; as, a planterof corn; a machine planter.
n.
One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar planter; a coffee planter.
n.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb.
v. t.
A piece split off; a splinter.
n.
To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
n.
One who sprints; one who runs in sprint races; as, a champion sprinter.
v. t.
To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.