fragment
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(noun) a piece broken off of something else; "a fragment of rock" |
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Related Words: bit, brickbat, chip, cinder, clinker, coal, ember, flake, fleck, paring, part, piece, scrap, scraping, shaving, sliver, spark |
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(verb) break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" |
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Synonyms: break up, fragmentize |
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Related Words: atomize, bray, break, brecciate, come apart, comminute, crumb, crunch, crush, fall apart, grate, grind, mash, rag, separate, sliver, splinter, split up, sunder |
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(noun) a broken piece of a brittle artifact |
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Synonyms: shard, sherd |
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Related Words: piece, potsherd |
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