shatter
/ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ)/verb
Middle School
1
To violently break something into pieces.
2
To destroy or disable something.
3
To smash, or break into tiny pieces.
4
To dispirit or emotionally defeat.
5
Of seeds: to disperse (become dispersed) upon ripening.
6
To scatter about.
7
To fall sometimes connoting hard, as if to smash something, other times light and dispersed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
#obsolete