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Definitions for Splint

[1] a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
[2] one of a number of thin strips of wood woven together to make a chair seat, basket, etc.
[3] Veterinary Medicine . an exostosis or bony enlargement of a splint bone of a horse or a related animal.
[4] Armor . any of a number of narrow plates or lames joined with rivets or a backing to form a piece of armor. a partial vambrace protecting only the outer part of the arm.
[5] British Dialect . a splinter of wood or stone.
[6] to secure, hold in position, or support by means of a splint or splints, as a fractured bone.
[7] to support as if with splints.
[8] a rigid support for restricting movement of an injured part, esp a broken bone
[9] a thin sliver of wood, esp one that is used to light cigars, a fire, etc
[10] a thin strip of wood woven with others to form a chair seat, basket, etc
[11] vet science inflammation of the small metatarsal or metacarpal bones along the side of the cannon bone of a horse
[12] one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330
[13] another word for splinter
[14] to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc)

Words related to Splint

brace, rib, reinforcement, prop, chip, splinter, reed, slat

Words nearby Splint

splice, splicer, splicing, spliff, spline, splint, splint bone, splinter, splinter group, splintery, split

Origin of Splint

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German splinte; cf. splinter

Other words from Splint

splint·like , adjective
un·splint·ed , adjective

Word origin for Splint

C13: from Middle Low German splinte; related to Middle Dutch splinte splint, Old High German spaltan to split

Synonyms for Splint

brace, prop, reinforcement, rib