Smithereens Definition & Meaning
smithereens
- noun
- 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"
"Smithereens" in song lyrics
See how smithereens is used in real songs:
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"Choking his liberty and justice quotas and cloaking his folk in smithereens;"
Aesop Rock — Citronella -
"With just a push of button, we all blown into smithereens"
William Cooper — Heaven -
"and was left oceans, about to blow to smithereens"
Natural Resource — Negro League Baseball
Words that rhyme with smithereens
Usage tips for "smithereens"
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