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Meaning of 'shatter'
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. [ n.]2. Shatter [ v. i.]
- To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to
pieces by any force applied. [ v. i.]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. [ v. t.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- cause to break into many pieces
- cause to break into many pieces
Example in sentence:
- shatter the plate
Meaning (2):
- damage or destroy
- damage or destroy
Example in sentence:
- The news of her husband's death shattered her life
Meaning (3):
- break into many pieces
- break into many pieces
Example in sentence:
- The wine glass shattered
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