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Definitions for Shred

[1] a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
[2] a bit; scrap: We haven't got a shred of evidence.
[3] to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds.
[4] to be cut up, torn, etc.: The blouse had shredded.
[5] a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off
[6] a very small piece or amount; scrap
[7] (tr) to tear or cut into shreds

Words related to Shred

speck, fragment, snippet, modicum, whit, smidgen, iota, sliver, ounce, tear, shave, rag, jot, stitch, trace, scintilla, particle, part, grain, shadow

Words nearby Shred

shr., shraddha, shrank, shrapnel, shreadhead, shred, shredded wheat, shredder, shredding, shreveport, shrew

Origin of Shred

before 1000; (noun) Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade; cognate with Old Norse skrjōthr worn-out book, German Schrot chips; (v.) Middle English schreden, Old English scrēadian to pare, trim; akin to shroud; cf. screed

Other words from Shred

shred·less , adjective
shred·like , adjective
un·shred·ded , adjective

Word origin for Shred

Old English scread; related to Old Norse skrjōthr torn-up book, Old High German scrōt cut-off piece; see scroll , shroud , screed

Synonyms for Shred

fragment, iota, modicum, ounce, sliver, smidgen, snippet, speck, whit, atom, bit, crumb, grain, jot, part, particle, rag, ray, ribbon, scintilla, scrap, shadow, stitch, tatter, trace, cantlet