Synonyms for shred
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : shred |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʃrɛd |
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Définition of shred
Origin :- Old English screade "piece cut off, cutting, scrap," from West Germanic *skrauth- (cf. Old Frisian skred "a cutting, clipping," Middle Dutch schroode "shred," Middle Low German schrot "piece cut off," Old High German scrot, "scrap, shred, a cutting, piece cut off," German Schrot ""log, block, small shot"," Old Norse skrydda "shriveled skin"), from PIE *skreu- "to cut; cutting tool," extension of root *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (see shear (v.)).
- noun tiny piece
- verb cut into ribbons
- You may substitute for the ham, cold smoked tongue, shred or grated.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Grate three quarters of a pound of bread; mix it with the same quantity of shred suet, the same of apples, and also of currants.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Shred half a pound of suet very fine, grate into it half a pound of French roll, a little nutmeg, and the rind of a lemon.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- He never knew what importance they laid on every shred of evidence about Jeff.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- He wished only to escape, and his wish took every shred of the hero out of him.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Ay, or by what they call spontaneous combustion, that does n't leave a shred of you?
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- Lady George certainly did not paint, and had not a shred of false hair about her.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- That had been the one shred of apology which he had vouchsafed for the act which had spoiled their lives.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
- We are as innocent as children, yet do you think I have a shred of reputation left?
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- "If you have a shred of pity or of love for me, give it and go," gasped the boy.
- Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
Antonyms for shred
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