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- [shahrd]
- /ʃɑrd/
- /ʃɑːd/
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- [shahrd]
- /ʃɑrd/
Definitions of shard word
- noun shard a fragment, especially of broken earthenware. 1
- noun shard Zoology. a scale. a shell, as of an egg or snail. 1
- noun shard Entomology. an elytron of a beetle. 1
- noun shard glass, pottery: sharp fragment 1
- countable noun shard Shards are pieces of broken glass, pottery, or metal. 0
- noun shard a broken piece or fragment of a brittle substance, esp of pottery 0
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Origin of shard
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English sceard; cognate with Low German, Dutch schaard; akin to shear
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Parts of speech for Shard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shard
noun shard
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- carapace — A carapace is the protective shell on the back of some animals such as tortoises or crabs.
- minim — the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Symbol: ♍, ♏. Abbreviation: min, min.;
- chaff — Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food.
- chip — Chips are long, thin pieces of potato fried in oil or fat and eaten hot, usually with a meal.
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