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- pronunciation:
- shae
t
r
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
shatters, shattering, shattered |
definition 1: |
to break suddenly into small pieces.
The baseball shattered the window.- synonyms:
- break, smash
- similar words:
- burst, bust, dash, disintegrate, splinter
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definition 2: |
to ruin completely.
Bad weather shattered our plans.- synonyms:
- destroy, ruin, wreck
- similar words:
- annihilate, break, damage, dash, devastate, impair, injure, smash
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definition 3: |
to be broken into small pieces.
The dishes shattered as they hit the wall.
- synonyms:
- break
- similar words:
- bust, disintegrate, smash, splinter
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related words: |
crash, crush, destroy, fracture, give way, snap, violate, wreck |
derivations: |
shatteringly (adv.), shatterer (n.) |
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