SPALL Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

spall

noun

ˈspȯl

Definition of spall

as in chip

a small flat piece separated from a whole found a variety of uses for the spalls left over from their stonecutting operations

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Recent Examples of spall The curtains are made up of overlapping, three-quarter inch plates of AR500 steel encased in a layer of ballistic nylon that captures spall, the shards of metal that break off from a colliding bullet. — Dan Robitzski, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2018 The reports noted that numerous repairs had been made to cracks and spalls in the spillway. — Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2017

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Noun

Linkon Cure gave them a chip-shot field goal and a 17-7 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, earnings from AI chip suppliers like Taiwan Semiconductor indicate the broader demand environment remains robust.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of chip

Noun

Up there like the queen of it all is this big platelike moon with a sliver out of it at the three-o’clock position.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
The idiosyncratic biopic makes the right choices, giving us in a sliver of time the dailiness of a working life with its gossip, money worries, and ongoing projects dwindling or cresting or inching forward.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sliver

Noun

From there, Bono and McDaid did a rewrite of the lyrics to make it about a mother watching her family splinter, and, the magazine says, Parton agreed to sing the new Bono/McDaid version of her tune.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Pushing those briars aside revealed a single splinter of stained glass, bright as a ruby and warm as blood.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of splinter

Noun

The airport said this is the best way so the snow can break down more easily, and the flakes won't fly everywhere when a plane takes off or lands.

— Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Crushed red pepper flakes, for garnish (optional) Directions Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of flake

Noun

Each is almost seven by five feet, and most establish a broad field of color—blue, crimson, orange—across which migrate sharp and irregular shapes, some like long teeth or spears, others like shards of obsidian.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Try topping with a plop of Greek yogurt or some shards of feta.

— Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shard

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