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smithereens
smith·er·eens S0497500 (smĭth′ə-rēnz′)pl.n. Informal Fragments or splintered pieces; bits: The fragile dish broke into smithereens.
[From Irish Gaelic smidirīn, diminutive of smiodar, small fragment.]smithereens (ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz) pl nlittle shattered pieces or fragments[C19: from Irish Gaelic smidirīn, from smiodar]smith•er•eens (ˌsmɪð əˈrinz)
n.pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens. [1820–30; dial. smithers (of obscure orig.)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | smithereens - a collection of small fragments considered as a whole; "Berlin was bombed to smithereens"; "his hopes were dashed to smithereens"; "I wanted to smash him to smithereens"; "the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens"aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
Translationssmithereens
blast to smithereensTo explode or otherwise destroy something into tiny, fragmentary pieces. Smithereens, first appearing in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning fragment. The demolition crew came in and blasted the house to smithereens. The small band of rebels didn't stand a chance; they were blasted to smithereens as soon as the loyalists had them in sight.See also: blast, smithereenssmash (something) to smithereensTo break or destroy something into tiny, fragmentary pieces. "Smithereens," first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning "fragment." The demolition crew brought in the wrecking ball, which smashed the house to smithereens in a matter of hours. The typhoon's gale-force winds have been smashing the village to smithereens over the last few days.See also: smash, smithereensbe blasted to smithereensTo be blown up or broken apart into tiny, fragmentary pieces. "Smithereens," first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning "fragment." I wish I could still go visit our old family home, but it's already been blasted to smithereens by the demolition crew. The village was blasted to smithereens by the typhoon's gale-force winds.See also: blasted, smithereensbe blown to smithereensTo be blown up or broken apart into tiny, fragmentary pieces. "Smithereens," first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning "fragment." I wish I could still go visit our old family home, but it's already been blown to smithereens by the demolition crew. The village was blown to smithereens by the typhoon's gale-force winds.See also: blown, smithereensbe smashed to smithereensTo be broken apart or otherwise destroyed into tiny, fragmentary pieces. "Smithereens," first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning "fragment." I wish I could still go visit our old family home, but it's already been smashed to smithereens by the demolition crew. The village was smashed to smithereens by the typhoon's gale-force winds.See also: smashed, smithereensblow (something) to smithereensTo break or destroy something into tiny, fragmentary pieces. (Smithereens, first appearing in English in 1829 as "smiddereens," is likely derived from the Irish word "smidirín" or "smidiríní," meaning fragment.) The demolition crew blew the building to smithereens in a matter of seconds. The typhoon's gale-force winds have been blowing the village to smithereens over the last few days.See also: blow, smithereenshack (something) to smithereensTo alter something significantly by removing pieces of it, often in a clumsy or aggressive manner. Can be used literally or figuratively. ("Smithereens," meaning "bits," comes from Irish Gaelic.) Quit hacking the roast to smithereens and just let Dad cut it, will you? I thought I'd written a strong proposal—until my boss hacked it to smithereens, that is.See also: hack, smithereensblow someone or something to smithereens and blow someone or something to bits; blow someone or something to piecesLit. to explode someone or something into tiny pieces. (See also something to smithereens">blow something to smithereens.) The bomb blew the ancient church to smithereens. The explosion blew the tank to bits. The explosion blew the car to pieces.See also: blow, smithereensblow something to smithereens and blow something to bits; blow something to piecesFig. to destroy an idea or plan by exposing its faults. (See also someone or something to smithereens">blow someone or something to smithereens.) The discovery blew my case to pieces. The opposing lawyer blew my case to smithereens.See also: blow, smithereensblow, smash, etc. something to smitheˈreens (informal) destroy something completely by breaking it into small pieces: The bomb blew the car to smithereens.See also: smithereens, somethingblow(n) to smithereensSmash, destroy. Again, blow here means “explode,” and smithereens probably means “little smithers,” a dialect word thought to mean “bits” or “pieces.” The term was appealing enough to be used often from the early nineteenth century on, even by that great wordsmith James Joyce (“Crew and cargo in smithereens,” in Ulysses, 1922).See also: smithereenssmithereens
Words related to smithereensnoun a collection of small fragments considered as a wholeRelated Words- aggregation
- collection
- accumulation
- assemblage
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