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1smithereens — /smidh euh reenz /, n.pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens. Also, smithers /smidh euhrz/. [1820 30; dial. smithers ( < ?) + Hiberno E een dim. suffix ( < Ir ín)] * * * …
2smithereens — noun /smɪðəˈriːnz/ Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items. The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground. Syn: smithers …
3smithereens — smith•er•eens [[t]ˌsmɪð əˈrinz[/t]] n. pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens[/ex] • Etymology: 1820–30; dial. smithers (of obscure orig.) …
4smithereens — n.pl. (also smithers) small fragments (smash into smithereens). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn …
5Smithereens (film) — Smithereens is a 1982 movie directed by Susan Seidelman and starring Susan Berman, Brad Rinn, and punk rock icon Richard Hell.The movie is about Wren (Berman), a self promoting Jersey girl desperate to break into the downtown Manhattan music… …
6smithereens — [[t]smɪ̱ðəri͟ːnz[/t]] N PLURAL: usu to N If something is smashed or blown to smithereens, it breaks into very small pieces. She dropped the vase and smashed it to smithereens... They walked right into a booby trap and got blown to smithereens.… …
7smithereens — n. to break, smash smt. into, to smithereens * * * smash smt. into to smithereens to break …
8smithereens — smith|e|reens [ˌsmıðəˈri:nz] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Irish Gaelic; Origin: smidirin, from smiodar small piece ] smash/blow etc sth to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces, or with an explosion ▪ The shop… …
9smithereens — UK [ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz] / US [ˌsmɪðəˈrɪnz] noun [plural] smash/blow something to smithereens informal to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces The bowl fell to the floor and was smashed to smithereens …
10smithereens — smith|er|eens [ ,smıðə rinz ] noun plural smash/blow something to smithereens INFORMAL to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces …
