smithereens
Syllables: smi·ther·eensUK/smɪðəˈɹiːnz//ˌsmɪðəˈɹinz/
smithereens noun: fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
Noun (1)
smithereens pl (plural only)
- Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
- The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground.
- When the waiter dropped the platter, one smithereen struck him above the knee, and the four remaining smithereens scattered across the floor.
- Synonyms:
- shards, shivereens, smithers
Noun (2) capitalized: Smithereens
Smithereens
- plural of Smithereen
smithereens meaning in Thai
smithereens in Thai
- fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items
- ผุยผง
Synonyms of smithereens
Forms of smithereens
| singular (rare) | smithereen |
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Origin of smithereens
Uncertain. The following words, all first attested later than the headword, have been compared: * Irish smidiríní, smiodairíní (“smithereens”), from smiodar (“broken piece, fragment”) + -ín (suffix forming diminutive nouns) + -í (slender form of -aí (suffix forming plurals of some nouns)). * smither (“fragment; atom”), which would be suffixed with -een (forming diminutive nouns in Irish English). * Hiberno-English (Wexford) smaddereen, a variant of smattering (“small amount or number of something; shallow or superficial knowledge of a subject”). * Hiberno-English (Wexford) smithered, smashed
Words that rhyme with smithereens
- beans
- greens
- teens
- leans
- means
- -enes
- by no means
- campfire beans
- cool beans
- figurines
- gleans
- intervenes
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Questions about smithereens
- What does smithereens mean?
- Smithereens means fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
- What is smithereens in Thai?
- Smithereens in Thai is ผุยผง. See Smithereens meaning in Thai.
- What part of speech is smithereens?
- Smithereens is a noun.
- How do you pronounce smithereens?
- Smithereens is pronounced /smɪðəˈɹiːnz/ (UK).
Words near smithereens in the dictionary
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