SHATTER


Meaning of SHATTER in English

v. Function: verb

1 to break into small pieces by or as if by a blow FF1C; shatter a windowpane with a rock FF1E;

Synonyms: burst, fragment, ||pash, rive, shiver, smash, ||smatter, splinter, splinterize, splitter; compare PULVERIZE 1

Related Words: break, crack, rend, snap, ||spalt, split; crunch, crush; crash, dash; fragmentalize, fragmentize, pulverize; demolish, destroy, disintegrate, ruin, ||total, wreck

Idioms: smash to smithereens ( or bits)

2

Synonyms: DESTROY 1, annihilate, decimate, demolish, destruct, raze, ruin, shoot, wrack, wreck

3

Synonyms: RATTLE 1, bicker, clack, clatter, clitter, ||ruttle

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.