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Vocabulary Entry
shard
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A piece or fragment of something, especially a broken one.
Example Sentences
"She picked up a shard of glass from the floor."
"The archaeologist discovered a shard of pottery at the dig site."
"He felt a shard of pain when he heard the news."
V
verb
To break into shards or to cut into fragments.
Example Sentences
"The impact caused the vase to shard into a thousand pieces."
"Careful not to shard the wood, he used a gentle saw."
"The earthquake sharded the pavement, leaving cracks everywhere."