shiver+to+pieces
11shiver — shiv·er || ʃɪvÉ™(r) n. tremble, vibration, shudder; small fragment, splinter, sliver v. quiver, shake, shudder, tremble; shatter, break into pieces; be shattered, be broken into pieces …
12shiver — I. v. a. Shatter, break in pieces, dash to fragments. II. v. n. Shudder, quake, tremble, quiver, shake. III. n. 1. Fragment, bit, piece. 2. Slice, sliver. 3. Tremor, tremulous motion, shivering, shaking, shuddering …
13shiver — I v 1. tremble, quiver, quaver, quake, shake, shudder, twitter; vibrate, rattle, chatter; convulse, commove, vellicate, twitch; flutter, splutter; shimmy, wiggle; pulsate, pulse, throb, palpitate. n 2. tremble, quiver, shudder; quaver, quake;… …
14dash in pieces — Break in pieces, break into fragments, shatter, shiver …
15batter — I. v. a. 1. Beat, smite, pelt, dash against. 2. Bruise, break, shatter, shiver, smash, demolish, destroy, strike down, knock down, shake to pieces, shiver to pieces. 3. Indent, wear, wear away, abrade, deface, mar, disfigure. II. v. n. 1. Attack… …
16disshiver — /dis shivˈər/ transitive verb (Spenser) and intransitive verb To shiver in pieces ORIGIN: ↑dis (1) …
17Shivered — Shiver Shiv er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shivered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shivering}.] [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD. scheveren. See {Shiver} a fragment.] To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to… …
18Shivering — Shiver Shiv er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shivered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shivering}.] [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD. scheveren. See {Shiver} a fragment.] To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to dash to pieces by a blow; as, to… …
19break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… …
20break — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. interruption, disconnection; breach, fracture, fissure, crack; pause; boon, advantage. v. crack, fracture, shatter; tame, subdue; change; train; surpass; violate, infringe. See brittleness,… …
