smithereens

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsmɪðəˈrinz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(smiᵺ′ə rēnz′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
smith•er•eens /ˌsmɪðəˈrinz/USA pronunciation   n. [plural]
  1. small pieces;
    bits:The window was smashed to smithereens.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
smith•er•eens  (smiᵺ′ə rēnz′),USA pronunciation n.pl. 
  1. small pieces; bits:broken into smithereens.
Also, smith•ers  (smiᵺ′ərz).USA pronunciation 
  • Irish -ín)
  • ?) + Hiberno-English -een diminutive suffix (
  • dialect, dialectal smithers (1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
smithereens / ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz/
  1. little shattered pieces or fragments
Etymology: 19th Century: from Irish Gaelic smidirīn, from smiodar
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