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" My son craves picture books about Transformers and Ninja Turtles and the Hulk; they show one fantastic creature smashing or zapping another into smithereens on page after page. They are dull and ugly and show no interesting stories or models of conflict resolution or character building."
Russell Smith

Meaning of "smithereens" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SMITHEREENS

From Irish Gaelic smidirīn, from smiodar.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SMITHEREENS

ˌsmɪðəˈriːnz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMITHEREENS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Smithereens is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SMITHEREENS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of smithereens in the English dictionary

The definition of smithereens in the dictionary is little shattered pieces or fragments.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SMITHEREENS

Clementines · Fiennes · greens · Grenadines · jeans · means · microgreens · Philippines · Queens · scarpines · teens

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMITHEREENS

smirting · smise · SMiShing · smit · smite · smiter · smith · smithcraft · smithereen · smitheries · smithers · smithery · smithies · Smithson · Smithsonian · Smithsonian Institution · smithsonite · smithy · smitten · smittle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMITHEREENS

Amiens · Athens · Clemens · dickens · dozens · ens · gardens · gens · heavens · help screens · Homo sapiens · Horsens · lens · Owens · Rubens · siemens · spring greens · Steffens · Stevens · to vanish from the radar screens

Synonyms and antonyms of smithereens in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «smithereens» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SMITHEREENS

Find out the translation of smithereens to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of smithereens from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «smithereens» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

成碎片
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

smithereens
570 millions of speakers
en

English

smithereens
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

ठीकरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطع صغيرة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

вдребезги
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pedacinhos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষুদ্র টুকরা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

morceaux
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Smithereens
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

smithereens
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

小さな破片
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

산산조각
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Smithereens
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mảnh vụn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு துண்டுகள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

धक्काबुक्की
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

küçük parçalar
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

frantumi
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

smithereens
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

вщент
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

țăndări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θρύψαλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergetelheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

småbitar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pinneved
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of smithereens

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMITHEREENS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of smithereens
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about smithereens

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QUOTES WITH «SMITHEREENS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word smithereens.
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Russell Smith
My son craves picture books about Transformers and Ninja Turtles and the Hulk; they show one fantastic creature smashing or zapping another into smithereens on page after page. They are dull and ugly and show no interesting stories or models of conflict resolution or character building.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMITHEREENS»

Discover the use of smithereens in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to smithereens and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Smithereens
The arrival of Frankie Crane, a girl with a past beyond her years, in the slow, small town of Linwood, Iowa, transforms sixteen-year-old May Caldwell's life, leading to sexual awakening, family ruin, and murder
Susan Taylor Chehak, 1996
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Smithereens
And laughs? What about them? Well, does it have any? Of course it does – it's written by one of Australia's funniest men. Oh, John Clarke? No, not John Clarke. I like John Clarke. So do I, but this is written by Shaun Micallef.
Shaun Micallef, 2011
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Smithereens
SMITHEREENS collects 19 stories including 'The Man Whose Head Expanded', the prophetic 'Download Syndrome', 'The Burnished Adventures of Injury Mouse', the full text of 'Voyage of the Iguana', the last ever Beerlight story 'Specter's Way', ...
Steve Aylett, 2010
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Smithereens: A Collection of Short Short Stories
Each story is accompanied by activities: Fragments – to inspire talk about the pieces Chips – for consideration of the technical devices that drive the story Scraps – a workshop for imaginative writing and creative thinking
Richard Baines, 1998
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A Selection of Smithereens: Penguin Specials
Fresh from the updated 2011 edition of Smithereens, these six short essays are small, perfectly formed and easily digestible pieces of Shaun Micallef.
Shaun Micallef, 2012
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To Smithereens: A Novel
" The novel, based on Drexler's life, chronicles the adventures of a lady wrestler named Rosa Carlo the Mexican Spitfire.
Rosalyn Drexler, 2011
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Meet the Marching Smithereens
Join the animal musicians of the Marching Smithereens a they introduce the instruments and sounds of the marching band.
Ann Hayes, 1995
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I'll Love You to Smithereens
Finally, these poems have been gathered into one collection and made available as they were originally intended. Complete and unabridged, this collection stands as a testament to the broken hearts of America's underground poetry scene.
Tufik Youssef Shayeb, 2009
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New York Magazine
IN Smithereens, SUSAN SEIDELMAN'S Acclaimed low-budget feature about life in the East Village, the ragamuffin characters sleep facedown on mattresses lying on the floor. Pushing their way past open boxes of cereal and TV sets that are ...
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Billboard
BY CHRIS MORRIS LOS ANGELES— The title of "God Save The Smithereens," which the long-lived New York band will release through Koch Records on Oct. 19, comes courtesy of the group's longtime admirers, tipping their hats to a phrase ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMITHEREENS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term smithereens is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Smithereens to rock Warren County
The Smithereens will play on July 18 at the WNTI Stage in Knowlton Township during the WNTI Radio Station's festival.They previously played the WNTI Stage ... «lehighvalleylive.com, Jun 15»
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The Motels, the Tubes, the Smithereens to play free Las Vegas show
The concert ends with the Smithereens, who hit the music scene in 1980 with “Girls About Town” and 1983's "Beauty and Sadness." The Smithereens were ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
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Smithereens' Dennis Diken interview on band's past, future …
They are the second-greatest musical export from the great state of New Jersey — with the first being a guy named Bruce. Since the late 1980s The Smithereens ... «Washington Times, May 15»
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Griffin O'Neal: 'My Whole Family Has Been Destroyed to …
"My whole family has been absolutely destroyed to smithereens from drug addiction and alcoholism," says Griffin, 50. "The common denominator is drugs and ... «People Magazine, May 15»
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No, the New Whitney Is Not Going to Be Blown to Smithereens
Occupy Museums are an energetic bunch. Many of their protests are on newsworthy subjects, and they are a big part of the post-Occupy activist ecosystem in ... «In the Air, Art+Auction's Gossip Column, Apr 15»
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Watch as overtaking caravan is smashed to smithereens
He swerved in front of the truck and his caravan whiplashed into a lamppost, smashing it into smithereens and spilling the contents across the road. «Torquay Herald Express, Apr 15»
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Here's What Happens When A CD Shatters Into Smithereens In …
With streaming music and digital downloads taking over, what to do with old CDs? Use them in a science experiment, of course! Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy, ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
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Stocks will be 'ripped to smithereens': SocGen bear
Societe Generale's notoriously bearish strategist, Albert Edwards, has warned that the deflation threat currently dogging the euro zone is greater in the U.S. and ... «CNBC, Feb 15»
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The Smithereens, power-pop evangelists, rock Rams Head On Stage
You know the Smithereens: New Jersey rockers who lit up alternative rock radio in the '80s and '90s with “Behind the Wall of Sleep,” “Only a Memory,” “Blues ... «Baltimore Sun, Jan 15»
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Indian bowlers blown to Smithereens
The metamorphosis of Steve Smith continues apace. There he was again on Saturday, as he had been on Friday, as he has been all series, and more or less all ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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