English dictionary
shatter
/'/S//&/t/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase <i>into shatters</i>; as, to break a glass into <i>shatters</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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break into many pieces
ExamplesThe wine glass shattered.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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damage or destroy
ExamplesThe news of her husband's death shattered her life.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cause to break into many pieces
ExamplesShatter the plate.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion <i>shatters</i> a rock or a bomb; too much steam <i>shatters</i> a boiler; an oak is <i>shattered</i> by lightning.
Source: webster1913
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To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied.
Source: webster1913