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11smithereens — 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 …
12smithereens — [“smida^inz] n. many tiny pieces or splinters. □ The mirror was broken to smithereens. □ I broke my crystal bell to smithereens …
13smithereens — noun plural Etymology: perhaps from Irish smidiríní Date: 1829 fragments, bits < the house was blown to smithereens by the explosion > …
14smithereens — /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)] * * * …
15smithereens — noun /smɪðəˈriːnz/ Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items. The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground. Syn: smithers …
16smithereens — smith|er|eens [ ,smıðə rinz ] noun plural smash/blow something to smithereens INFORMAL to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces …
17smithereens — noun (plural) smash sth to smithereens informal to completely destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces …
18smithereens — smith•er•eens [[t]ˌsmɪð əˈrinz[/t]] n. pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens[/ex] • Etymology: 1820–30; dial. smithers (of obscure orig.) …
19smithereens — /smɪðəˈrinz / (say smidhuh reenz) plural noun Colloquial small fragments: *Down it came with a crash on a rock, splitting it to smithereens. –dorothy wall, 1939. {smithers small particles (origin unknown), with Irish diminutive suffix een} …
20smithereens — n.pl. (also smithers) small fragments (smash into smithereens). Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn …
