shred as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
shred
noun
1 shred
A tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
synonyms: iota, scintilla, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit.
Roget 205:
filament,
line;
fiber,
fibril;
funicle†,
vein;
hair,
capillament†,
cilium,
cilia,
pilus,
pili;
tendril,
gossamer;
hair stroke;
veinlet†,
venula†,
venule†.
wire,
string,
thread,
packthread,
cotton,
sewing silk,
twine,
twist,
whipcord,
tape,
ribbon,
cord,
rope,
yarn,
hemp,
oakum,
jute.
strip,
shred,
slip,
spill,
list,
band,
fillet,
fascia,
ribbon,
riband,
roll,
lath,
splinter,
shiver,
shaving.
beard
etc.
(roughness)
256;
ramification;
strand.
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Dutch: spatje, sprankje, tittel, vonkje, zier
Polish: strzęp, strzępek
2 shred
A small piece of cloth or paper.
synonyms: rag, tag, tag end, tatter.
Dutch: klodde, lap, lompen, lor, tod, vod
Polish: szmata
verb
1 shred
adverb
Roget 31:
truly
etc.
(truth)
494
[in a positive degree];
decidedly,
unequivocally,
purely,
absolutely,
seriously,
essentially,
fundamentally,
radically,
downright,
in all conscience;
for the most part,
in the main.
[in a complete degree]
entirely
etc.
(completely)
52;
abundantly
etc.
(sufficiently)
639;
widely,
far and wide.
[in a great or high degree]
greatly
etc.
adj.;
much,
muckle†,
well,
indeed,
very,
very much,
a deal,
no end of,
most,
not a little;
pretty,
pretty well;
enough,
in a great measure,
richly;
to a large extent,
to a great extent,
to a gigantic extent;
on a large scale;
so;
never so,
ever so;
ever so dole;
scrap,
shred,
tag,
splinter,
rag,
much;
by wholesale;
mighty,
powerfully;
with a witness,
ultra [Lat.],
in the extreme,
extremely,
exceedingly,
intensely,
exquisitely,
acutely,
indefinitely,
immeasurably;
beyond compare,
beyond comparison,
beyond measure,
beyond all bounds;
incalculably,
infinitely.
[in a supreme degree]
preeminently,
superlatively
etc.
(superiority)
33.
[in a too great degree]
immoderately,
monstrously,
preposterously,
inordinately,
exorbitantly,
excessively,
enormously,
out of all proportion,
with a vengeance.
[in a marked degree]
particularly,
remarkably,
singularly,
curiously,
uncommonly,
unusually,
peculiarly,
notably,
signally,
strikingly,
pointedly,
mainly,
chiefly;
famously,
egregiously,
prominently,
glaringly,
emphatically,
kat exochin [Gr.],
strangely,
wonderfully,
amazingly,
surprisingly,
astonishingly,
incredibly,
marvelously,
awfully,
stupendously.
[in an exceptional degree]
peculiarly
etc.
(unconformity)
83.
[in a violent degree]
furiously
etc.
(violence)
173;
severely,
desperately,
tremendously,
extravagantly,
confoundedly,
deucedly,
devilishly,
with a vengeance;
a outrance†,
a toute outrance [Fr.].
[in a painful degree]
painfully,
sadly,
grossly,
sorely,
bitterly,
piteously,
grievously,
miserably,
cruelly,
woefully,
lamentably,
shockingly,
frightfully,
dreadfully,
fearfully,
terribly,
horribly.
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Moby thesaurus: Mystik tape, Scotch tape, abrade, adhesive tape, atom, atomize, band, bandage, batten, beat, belt, bit, bray, brecciate, butt, cellophane tape, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, cloth tape, collop, comminute, contriturate, crumb, crumble, crush, cut, cutting, defoliate, demolish, denude, destroy, disintegrate, dismember, dispose of, dollop, draw and quarter, end, fascia, filament, fillet, flay, flour, fragment, friction tape, gin, girdle, gob, gobbet, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, grind, grind to powder, hint, hunk, iota, jot, lacerate, lath, levigate, ligula, ligule, list, lota, lump, maim, mangle, mash, masking tape, mill, modicum, moiety, morceau, morsel, mutilate, nip, ounce, paring, particle, patch, peel, pestle, pick to pieces, piece, plank, plastic tape, pound, powder, pull apart, pulverize, rag, rasher, ray, reduce to powder, remnant, ribband, ribbon, scintilla, scoop, scrap, scrunch, shard, shave, shaving, shiver, skin, slat, slice, slip, sliver, smash, smidgen, smithereen, snack, snatch, snick, snip, snippet, speck, spill, spin, spline, splinter, squash, stitch, strake, strap, strip, strop, stump, suggestion, taenia, tag, take apart, tape, tape measure, tapeline, tatter, tear apart, tear to pieces, tear to tatters, tear up, throw away, ticker tape, tittle, trace, trash, triturate, whit ... show more.
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