shrednoun
uk/ʃred/us/ʃred/shred noun (SMALL AMOUNT)
[ S ] a very small amount of something:
There's still a shred of hope that a peace agreement can be reached.
There isn't a shred of evidence to support her accusation.
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a nose idiom
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dollop
- droplet
- flake
- germ
- jot
- nose
- pat
- patch
- pennyworth
- pinpoint
- ray
- scattering
- scintilla
- shadow
- shard
- slip
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shred noun (CUT)
[ C usually plural ] a very small, thin piece that has been torn from something:
Cut the radishes into shreds to garnish the plates.
in shreds
very badly torn:
My shirt was in shreds when I took it out of the washer.
badly damaged:
The report has left the CEO's reputation in shreds.
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a nose idiom
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dollop
- droplet
- flake
- germ
- jot
- nose
- pat
- patch
- pennyworth
- pinpoint
- ray
- scattering
- scintilla
- shadow
- shard
- slip
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Tearing and breaking into pieces
In bad condition
Idiom(s)
tear/rip sb/sth to shreds
shredverb [ T ]
uk/ʃred/us/ʃred/-dd-to cut or tear something roughly into thin strips:
Shred the lettuce and arrange it around the edge of the dish.
shredded carrot/paper
to destroy a document by tearing it into strips, especially in a machine:
He ordered his secretary to shred important documents when government inspectors started investigating his business affairs.
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Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- break (sth) off
- breakage
- catch
- fall apart
- flake
- fragment
- fragmented
- fray
- frayed
- in ribbons idiom
- knacker
- pull sth apart
- rent
- rip
- shear
- split
- tear sth up
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