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



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