CEFR B1

shard

noun

Meaning

A small, sharp piece of a brittle material, such as glass, pottery, or metal, that has been broken or shattered.

Examples

A shard of glass cut his finger.
He picked up a sharp shard of pottery from the ancient ruins.

Synonyms: fragment, splinter, chip, fragment

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shard (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ʃɑːrd/

Definition

A small, sharp piece of a brittle material, such as glass, pottery, or metal, that has been broken or shattered.

Examples

A shard of glass cut his finger.
He picked up a sharp shard of pottery from the ancient ruins.
The explosion sent shards of metal flying through the air.

Synonyms of shard

Words with a similar meaning to shard:

fragment
splinter
chip
fragment

Antonyms of shard

Words with the opposite meaning to shard:

whole
piece

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