English verb: shatter | |||
1. | shatter (change) break into many pieces | ||
Samples | The wine glass shattered. | ||
Examples | The glass tubes shatter | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | burst, bust | ||
2. | shatter (change) damage or destroy | ||
Samples | The news of her husband's death shattered her life. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
3. | shatter (change) cause to break into many pieces | ||
Samples | Shatter the plate. | ||
Examples | They shatter the glass tubes | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | break | ||