A (pine) needle.
Used in a Sentence
shatter
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shatter.
Editorial note
My larger than average head means that most headsets shatter after about a year of use.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A (pine) needle.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shatter gathered in one view.
A scattering, a smattering; a quantity of something scattered, like a sprinkling of seeds or a shower of rain.
A surname.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shatter.
noun
A (pine) needle.
noun
A scattering, a smattering; a quantity of something scattered, like a sprinkling of seeds or a shower of rain.
noun
A surname.
verb
(transitive) To violently break something into pieces.
Example sentences
My larger than average head means that most headsets shatter after about a year of use.
Yes the foam in the helmet is supposed to shatter.
Many bike helmets are designed to shatter on impact, that's how they absorb the energy.
A plastic bottle is worst-case, because it is going to shatter and eject plastic splinters.
I've spent quite some time in Germany and well I'm sorry to shatter your bubble but Germans do cross an empty street when the light is red.
You can buy glass windows (which shatter into thousands of sharp pieces if broken).
For how many years did the buffer overflow in the ie6 address bar or windows shatter privilege escalation attack remain vulnerable in windows.
While I don't blame them for being careful, imagine what happens when the glass bottles shatter?
Test it to make sure it doesn't shatter under too much weight.
Helmets should not shatter but they will deform during a crash.
People aren't upset because Dustin's ideas shatter their stagnant world view, but because he presents them as having far more importance than they really do.
Really hard to tell when you shatter someones dreams arbitrarily.
Quote examples
It saved my life!” But helmets are not supposed to shatter.
The cited page does not even contain the word "shatter".
> "But helmets are not supposed to shatter." Yes, they are.
"But helmets are not supposed to shatter." Yes, they are.
Proper noun examples
Shatter was first described in windows xp before 2002 and was still present when windows xp reached end of life.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shatter in a sentence?
My larger than average head means that most headsets shatter after about a year of use.
What does shatter mean?
A (pine) needle.
What part of speech is shatter?
shatter is commonly used as noun, verb.