Used in a Sentence

splint

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for splint.

Editorial note

Once the airways are properly developed the splint is no longer required.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of splint gathered in one view.

noun

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

verb

To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

noun

(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for splint.

noun

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

verb

To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

noun

(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

noun

(dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

Example sentences

1

Once the airways are properly developed the splint is no longer required.

2

The splint provides a structure for the airways to grow in/around/within, making sure they don't collapse in the meantime.

3

I tried all i could find, but Splint was the only one that would flag switch-cases without break.

4

He also wound up using a spoon from the dining room as a splint, because the ship didn't seem to stock small splints.

5

Did he set his desk ablaze, or did he light a wooden splint?

6

Note that they didn't charge her less for the splint (which only cost them a few dollars), they simply took it off the bill.

7

My commonly used tools back then included splint, valgrind, gdb and man.

8

I didn't see an obvious analogous annotation in the Splint user manual that lets it check this kind of construct.

9

I self-diagnosed it as wrist tendonitis and wore a splint brace for a few weeks.

10

Has anyone here ever managed to reach a splint warning-free project?

11

Here's a question, since the man page mentions splint.

12

The backspace key is splint into backspace and delete.

Quote examples

1

It would make a great reelection platform: "I prosecuted doctors for failing to charge uninsured patients $300 for a $6 splint."

2

Note that people have been able to assemble short (<100 bases) DNA oligomer fragments of synthetic DNA into longer fragments using "splint" oligos since forever.

3

An actual exchange: Mom: "$300 for a splint?

Proper noun examples

1

Splint, for instance, can enforce linear typing - something that is not a part of the type system laid out in the C standard (or that enforced by typical C compilers, even with warnings).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use splint in a sentence?

Once the airways are properly developed the splint is no longer required.

What does splint mean?

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

What part of speech is splint?

splint is commonly used as noun, verb.