Shatter: alternatives and connections

The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the…

To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a building.

A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.

To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish.

To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to over…

Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively; especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain, and piled up at the base.

To dash; to throw violently.

To separate into integrant parts; to reduce to fragments or to powder; to break up, or cause to fall to pieces, as a rock, by blows of…

To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to disjoint and edifi…

To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument.

a dash that is one-half the length of an em dash.; "The en dash is commonly used to indicate a closed range of values — a range with c…

To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.

To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out violently; to rush hastily.

Small pieces or splinters; fragments.

To break into small pieces or fragments.

A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden manner than by explosion. See Explosion.

A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse o…