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shard

[shahrd] / ʃɑrd /
NOUN
end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fragment particle remnant
STRONG
bit butt dregs leaving lees piece portion remainder residue scrap share side stub
WEAK
butt end ort tag end
Antonyms
STRONGEST
whole
STRONG
base core

Example Sentences

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Anxiety punches me and a shard of irritation jabs me, that she’s asking about this again.

From Literature

Here we were, clinging to the last shard and shred of summertime, while downstairs Tansy was frying up mush like it was September.

From Literature

More shards crashed down, the echoes rumbling on and on.

From Literature

I crossed the room, hurrying toward our living quarters, my shoes crunching against the pale green shards.

From Literature

Yeesookyung collects ceramic shards of work discarded by master craftsmen due to minor flaws and reassembles these fragments into bubbling sculptures held together with 24 karat gold.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.