SHATTERS
Verb
shatters
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shatter
Source: Wiktionary
SHATTER
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