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1 shatter
['ʃætə]1) (to break in small pieces, usually suddenly or forcefully: The stone shattered the window; The window shattered.) a (se) sparge, a face ţăndări2) (to upset greatly: She was shattered by the news of his death.) a zdrobi•
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shatter — ► VERB 1) break suddenly and violently into pieces. 2) damage or destroy. 3) upset greatly. 4) (shattered) informal completely exhausted. DERIVATIVES shatterer noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
shatter — verb 1 break into very small pieces ADVERB ▪ completely PREPOSITION ▪ into ▪ The bottle shattered into little shards of glass. PHRASES ▪ … Collocations dictionary
shatter — verb 1 (I, T) to break suddenly into very small pieces, or to make something break in this way (+ into): The plate hit the floor, and shattered into tiny bits. | shatter sth: A stone shattered the window. 2 (T) to make someone feel disappointed… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shatter — verb /ˈʃæt.ə(r)/ a) to violently break something into pieces. Your death will shatter him. Which is what I want. Actually, I would prefer to kill him. b) to destroy or disable something. A CAT scan revealed she had an inoperable brain tumor. The… … Wiktionary
shatter — verb 1》 break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces. ↘damage or destroy. 2》 upset greatly. 3》 [as adjective shattered] Brit. informal exhausted. Derivatives shatterer noun shattering adjective shatteringly adverb … English new terms dictionary
shatter — verb 1) the glasses shattered Syn: smash, break, splinter, crack, fracture, fragment, disintegrate, shiver; informal bust 2) the announcement shattered their hopes Syn: destroy, wreck, ruin … Thesaurus of popular words
shatter — verb 1) the glasses shattered Syn: smash, break, splinter, crack, fracture, fragment, disintegrate 2) the announcement shattered their hopes Syn: destroy, wreck, ruin, dash … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
shatter */ — UK [ˈʃætə(r)] / US [ˈʃætər] verb Word forms shatter : present tense I/you/we/they shatter he/she/it shatters present participle shattering past tense shattered past participle shattered 1) a) [transitive] to break something suddenly into a lot of … English dictionary
shatter — [[t]ʃæ̱tə(r)[/t]] shatters, shattering, shattered 1) V ERG If something shatters, it breaks into a lot of small pieces. ...safety glass that won t shatter if it s broken... [V into n] The car shattered into a thousand burning pieces in a 200mph… … English dictionary
shatter — shat|ter [ ʃætər ] verb * 1. ) transitive to break something suddenly into a lot of small pieces: The blast shattered windows over a wide area. One of his knees had been shattered by a bullet. a ) intransitive to break suddenly into a lot of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shatter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. splinter, shiver, smash, disintegrate; destroy; madden, craze; crash, shatter. See brittleness, disjunction, insanity, destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. smash, shiver, fragment, destroy; see break… … English dictionary for students