Definitions for shatter
ˈʃæt ərshat·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shatter(verb)

   break into many pieces

   "The wine glass shattered"

2. shatter(verb)

   damage or destroy

   "The news of her husband's death shattered her life"

3. shatter(verb)

   cause to break into many pieces

   "shatter the plate"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. shatter(Verb)

   to violently break something into pieces.

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

2. shatter(Verb)

   to destroy or disable something.

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

3. shatter(Verb)

   to smash, or break into tiny pieces.

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

4. shatter(Verb)

   to dispirit or emotionally defeat

   Etymology: scateren. Cognate with Albanian shkatërroj,shkatrroj.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Shatter(verb)

   to break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning

   Etymology: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]

2. Shatter(verb)

   to disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered

   Etymology: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]

3. Shatter(verb)

   to scatter about

   Etymology: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]

4. Shatter(verb)

   to be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied

   Etymology: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]

5. Shatter(noun)

   a fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters

   Etymology: [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter, to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack. Cf. Scatter.]

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1. Shatter

   Shatter is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Morlocks #1, created by Geoff Johns and Shawn Martinbrough.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shatter

   shat′ėr, v.t. to break or dash to pieces: to crack: to disorder: to render unsound.—v.i. to break into fragments.—n. a fragment: impaired state.—adjs. Shatt′er-brained, -pā′ted, disordered in intellect; Shatt′ery, brittle. [Scatter.]

Anagrams for shatter »

1. hatters

2. threats

How to pronounce shatter?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shatter in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shatter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shatter in a Sentence

1. Ellen Malcolm:

   In 2016, it is time to shatter that glass ceiling and put a woman in the White House, it is time to finish the job. We want Hillary Clinton to be president of the United States.

2. Commissioner Rob Manfred:

   Major League Baseball prides Major League Baseball on providing fans in our ballparks with unparalleled proximity and access to our players and the game taking place on the field, at the same time, it is important that fans have the option to sit behind protective netting or in other areas of the ballpark where foul balls and bats( that slip out of players' hands or shatter) are less likely to enter.

3. Norman Cousins:

   The eternal quest of the human being is to shatter his loneliness.

4. David Yanez:

   We've all seen how a soprano can shatter a glass with the pitch of her voice, instead of using sound waves, we use the swirls generated in the structure by the wind.

5. Temma Martin:

   Dogs have been known to dig under or jump over fences, break tethers or even shatter windows in response to their fireworks fears.

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