Category:Shatter

Shat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Shattering.] Etym: [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.]

1. 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. A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided amongst revolted Subjects. Locke.

2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in Intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered. A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor. Norris.

3. To scatter about. [obs.] Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year. Milton.

Shatter Shat"ter, v. i.

Defn: to be broken into fragments; to fal Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some shatter and Fly in many places. Bacon.

Shatter Shat"ter, n.

Defn: a fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in The phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. Swift.