Definitions
To break suddenly into many pieces.
Word origin
From Middle English schateren (“to scatter, dash”), an assibilated form of Middle English scateren ("to scatter"; see scatter), from Old English scaterian, from Proto-Germanic *skat- (“to smash, scatter”), perhaps ultimately imitative.
Used in a sentence
“The miners used dynamite to shatter rocks.”
“a high-pitched voice that could shatter glass”
“The old oak tree has been shattered by lightning.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Break into pieces”7 letters
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