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[ smith-uh-reenz ] / ˌsmɪð əˈrinz /
plural nounsmall pieces; bits: broken into smithereens. Also smith·ers [smith-erz]. /ˈsmɪð ərz/. Origin of smithereens1820–30; dial. smithers (< ?) + Hiberno-English -een diminutive suffix (<Irish -ín) Words nearby smithereenssmitch, smite, smith, Smith, Adam, Smith, Captain John, smithereens, smithery, Smithfield, Smithfield ham, Smith Island, Smith, Joseph Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for smithereensAlso, Mary is dead now and her grill has probably been blown to smithereens. ‘The Walking Dead’ Review: Carol Is the Hero of the Zombie Apocalypse|Melissa Leon|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Nevertheless, Grande manages to shoot her foes to smithereens. Ariana Grande’s Gay-Friendly Intergalactic Dance Party|Amy Zimmerman|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST New York residents—and moviegoers in general—are conditioned to seeing the Big Apple blown to smithereens. ‘White House Down,’ ‘Olympus Has Fallen’: Washington Destroyed in Film|Kevin Fallon|July 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, the bomb explodes, blowing him and his pals to smithereens. MacGruber's Big Score|Bryan Curtis|March 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I think that embedded in these agreements are three ticking time bombs that could blow them to smithereens. Russia's Ticking Time Bomb|The Daily Beast|July 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST I just got inside the door to see the McCarthy arms in smithereens! The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I.(of II)|Charles James Lever A model of a statue which he had just finished with a desperate effort was smashed to smithereens on its way to exhibition. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson A hostile destroyer was doing her level best to blow the trapped submarine to smithereens. A Sub and a Submarine|Percy F. Westerman I think the best use you can put a rattlesnake to is to blow him into smithereens, which is what I am going to do. Two Boys in Wyoming|Edward S. Ellis I know it is not polite but would you be so kind as to do me the great favor of not blowing the Impolite Pirates into smithereens. Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday|Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for smithereens
pl nlittle shattered pieces or fragments Word Origin for smithereensC19: from Irish Gaelic smidirīn, from smiodar Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to smithereensspeck, fragment, molecule, grain, fleck, mite, ray, slice, specimen, chunk, example, sample, item, portion, hunk, lot, scrap, bit, segment, section |