smithereens meaning

Definition of smithereens

1. a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
   • Berlin was bombed to smithereens
   • his hopes were dashed to smithereens
   • I wanted to smash him to smithereens
   • the toilet bowl ws blown to smithereens

   Type of: collection

smithereens in a sentence

• The cup broke into smithereens.
• The bomb blew Tom's car to smithereens.

How to pronounce smithereens

smithereens is pronounced /ˌsmɪðəˈrinz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with smithereens

• means
• teens
• greens
• jeans