estilhaço — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
estilhaço is used for these senses in English:
- shard (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.
- shatter A scattering, a smattering; a quantity of something scattered, like a sprinkling of seeds or a shower of rain.
- shrapnel (military) Any shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb, or landmine.
shard — full definition
- noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
- noun In computing, one segment of a database or online game world that has been split up to spread the load across multiple servers.
shatter — full definition
- verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.
- verb To destroy or crush something such as hope, confidence, or a plan.
- noun A fragment of something that has shattered.