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Meaning of 'shatter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shatter [ n.]
- A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters.
2 . Shatter [ v. i.]
- To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied.
3 . Shatter [ v. t.]
- To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.
- To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered.
- To scatter about.

Meaning of 'shatter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shatter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to break into many pieces
Example in sentence:
  • shatter the plate
Meaning (2):
- damage or destroy
Example in sentence:
  • The news of her husband's death shattered her life
Meaning (3):
- break into many pieces
Example in sentence:
  • The wine glass shattered

Nearby Words:

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