to cut to shreds
21scurf — ► NOUN ▪ flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff. DERIVATIVES scurfy adjective. ORIGIN from Old English, cut to shreds …
22scurfy — scurf ► NOUN ▪ flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff. DERIVATIVES scurfy adjective. ORIGIN from Old English, cut to shreds …
23scurf — n. 1 flakes on the surface of the skin, cast off as fresh skin develops below, esp. those of the head; dandruff. 2 any scaly matter on a surface. Derivatives: scurfy adj. Etymology: OE, prob. f. ON & earlier OE sceorf, rel. to sceorfan gnaw,… …
24Paper shredder — with built in wastebasket A paper shredder is a mechanical device used to cut paper into chad, typically either strips or fine particles. Government organizations, businesses, and private individuals use shredders to destroy private, confidential …
25shred — shred1 [ ʃred ] noun count 1. ) usually plural a long thin piece that was cut or torn from something: shred of: shreds of newspaper 2. ) often singular a very small amount of something: (not) a shred of something: There s not a shred of evidence… …
26shred — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 small thin piece of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ fine, thin ▪ tattered ▪ the tattered shreds of their flag PREPOSITION ▪ in …
27shred — [[t]ʃre̱d[/t]] shreds, shredding, shredded 1) VERB If you shred something such as food or paper, you cut it or tear it into very small, narrow pieces. [V n] They may be shredding documents... [V n] Finely shred the carrots, cabbage and cored… …
28shred — 1 noun 1 (C) a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something (+ of): a shred of cloth | shreds of dried coconut | tear/rip/cut sth to shreds: Jackie was so mad with Tom she tore all his letters to shreds. 2 in shreds a) torn in many …
29shred — shred1 [ʃred] n [: Old English; Origin: screade] 1.) a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something shred of ▪ a shred of paper tear/rip sth to shreds ▪ The clothes were ripped to shreds and covered in blood. 2.) tear/rip sth to… …
30shred — I UK [ʃred] / US noun [countable] Word forms shred : singular shred plural shreds 1) [usually plural] a long thin piece that was cut or torn from something shred of: shreds of newspaper 2) [often singular] a very small amount of something (not) a …
