shatter
IPA: ʃˈætɝ
noun
- (countable, archaic) A fragment of anything shattered.
- A (pine) needle.
- (uncountable, slang) A form of concentrated cannabis.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To violently break something into pieces.
- (transitive) To destroy or disable something.
- (intransitive) To smash, or break into tiny pieces.
- (transitive) To dispirit or emotionally defeat.
- (intransitive, agriculture) Of seeds: to be dispersed upon ripening.
- (obsolete) To scatter about.
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Examples of "shatter" in Sentences
- Her news was shattering.
- She was shattered by the news.
- It is certainly shattering myth.
- However, the result was shattering.
- I moved the glass and it shattered.
- The news was shattering for everyone.
- The man is shattered and is speechless.
- It was shocking and shattered for everyone.
- It was the shattering of a dream for Australia.
- Brisance is the shattering capability of an explosive.