shatter

Meanings

• Verb

  To break or crush something into small pieces.

  - "The vase shattered when it fell to the ground."
  - "The thief shattered the window to gain entry."

• Noun

  A loud, sharp noise caused by something breaking or exploding.

  - "The sound of shattering glass woke us up."
  - "The fireworks produced a magnificent shatter."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈʃæt.ɚ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

shat

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shatter
shatter , chatter , scatter , gatter , smatter,atter , clatter , patter , batter , slatter

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Homophones

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1. Shatter (English) : To break or crush into small pieces
   

2. Shatter (Scottish) : To shake or agitate
   

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Variants

List of all variants of shatter that leads to same result
shatter , shattered , shattering , shatteringly , shatters , shatter cone , shatter cones

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Forms

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shattered (past tense), shattering (present participle), shatters (third person singular present tense), shatters (present tense plural), shatterable (adjective), shatteringly (adverb)

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Etymology

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Old English scetherian, from scethan 'to break, split' + -en (a verb suffix denoting the past participle)

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Trivia

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1. Shatter is an onomatopoeic word, meaning it imitates the sound it describes.

2. The term 'shatterproof' is used to describe materials that are resistant to being shattered or broken.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fragile: Related to the concept of being easily broken or shattered.

2. Brittle: Related to the concept of being easily shattered or broken.

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Culture

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Shatter has been used in various forms of art, such as glass art and sculpture, where the artist intentionally creates shattered pieces to showcase the beauty in imperfection.

How to Memorize "shatter"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a vase falling and shattering into pieces.
   - Visualize a firework exploding and producing a shatter.

2. associate
   

   - Associate shatter with the sound of breaking glass.
   - Connect shatter with the image of something being crushed.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that shatter starts with the letter 'S' and has the sound of 'sh' in it.
   - Think of the 'sh' sound as the sound of something shattering.

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