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SHATTER
shatter
(verb) break into many pieces; “The wine glass shattered”
shatter
(verb) cause to break into many pieces; “shatter the plate”
shatter
(verb) damage or destroy; “The news of her husband’s death shattered her life”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
shatter (third-person singular simple present shatters, present participle shattering, simple past and past participle shattered)
(transitive) to violently break something into pieces.
(transitive) to destroy or disable something.
(intransitive) to smash, or break into tiny pieces.
(transitive) to dispirit or emotionally defeat
(obsolete) To scatter about.
Noun
shatter (countable and uncountable, plural shatters)
(countable, archaic) A fragment of anything shattered.
A (pine) needle.
Synonym: shat (Maryland, Delaware)
(uncountable, slang) A form of concentrated cannabis.
Anagrams
• Hatters, Threats, hatters, stareth, threats
Source: Wiktionary
Shat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] Etym: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]
1. 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. A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted subjects. Locke.
2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris.
3. To scatter about. [Obs.] Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton.
Shat"ter, v. i.
Definition: To be broken into fragments; to fal Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and fly in many places. Bacon.
Shat"ter, n.
Definition: A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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