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smith·er·eens — /ˌsmıðəˈriːnz/ noun [plural] informal : small broken pieces : tiny bits The car was blown to smithereens. [=was completely destroyed by an explosion] The vase was smashed to smithereens. An explosion here could blow us all to smithereens … Useful english dictionary
eens — shiv·er·eens; smith·er·eens; … English syllables
smith — ad·smith; black·smith·ery; black·smith·ing; gold·smith; gold·smith·ery; gold·smith·ing; smith·am; smith·er·eens; smith·ery; smith·field; smith·ian; smith·ite; smith·son·ite; smith; gold·smith·ry; smith·ers; … English syllables
smithereens — smith·er·eens … English syllables
smithereens — smith|er|eens [ ,smıðə rinz ] noun plural smash/blow something to smithereens INFORMAL to destroy something by breaking it into very small pieces … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smithereens — smith•er•eens [[t]ˌsmɪð əˈrinz[/t]] n. pl. small pieces; bits: broken into smithereens[/ex] • Etymology: 1820–30; dial. smithers (of obscure orig.) … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
Smithereens — Smith er*eens (sm[i^][th] [ e]r*[=e]nz ), n. pl. Fragments; atoms; smithers. [Colloq.] W. Black. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Greeks — This article is about the Greek people. For the finance term, see Greeks (finance). Greeks Έλληνες 1st row: Homer • King Leonidas • Pericles • Herodotus • Hippocrates 2nd row: Socrates • Plato • Aristotle • … Wikipedia
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