shred

Meanings

Plural: shred, shredded, shreds

Noun

a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
a small piece of cloth or paper
A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
A thin strip of fruit peel, a vegetable, etc., cut so that it curls.
A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.
A piece of gold or silver lace or thread.
A shard or sherd (“a piece of broken glass or pottery”).
A tailor.

Verb

tear into shreds
To cut or tear (something) into long, narrow pieces or strips.
To destroy (a document) by cutting or tearing into strips or small pieces that cannot easily be read, especially using a shredder.
To cut (fruit peel, a vegetable, etc.) into thin strips that curl.
To separate (something) into small portions.
To reduce (something) by a large percentage; to slash.
Chiefly in rock and heavy metal: to play (a musical instrument (especially a guitar) or a piece of music) very fast and in a way that requires technical skill.
To cut through (snow, water, etc.) swiftly with one's snowboard, surfboard, etc.; (by extension) to move or ride along (a road, track, etc.) aggressively and rapidly.
To convincingly defeat (someone); to thrash, to trounce.
To cut or sever (something) into two parts.
To chop or cut (something) into pieces.
To cut, lop, or strip (branches, etc.) off; also, to cut (a piece) from something.
To prune or trim (a tree, a vineyard, etc.).
To become separated into small portions.
To reduce body weight due to fat and water before a competition.
To travel swiftly using a snowboard, surfboard, or vehicle.

Adj

Synonym of shredded (“cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces”).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English shrede, shred (“fragment, piece, scrap; piece cut off from something; strip of material; ornamental strip hanging from the edge of a garment; thread; band or thread woven in a garment; element, streak; plant (?)”) [and other forms], from Late Old English sċrēad, sċrēade (“piece cut off from something; a paring; a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō (“a piece, shred; a crack; a cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off”). Doublet of escrow.

Synonyms

ace, atom, aught, bissel, bit, crumb, dab, damn, dash, diddly, dot, drop, dusting, fleck, flip, flyspeck, glimpse, glint, grain, halfpennyworth, hint, inch, iota, jot, lick, mite, modicum, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, ooch, ounce, particle, pennyworth, piece, pinch, rag, rip up, scantling, scent, scintilla, scooch, scrap, scruple, semblance, shred, shredded, skerrick, skoosh, skosh, sliver, smattering, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidget, smidgin, smidgy, smitch, smithereen, soupçon, spark, spatter, speck, speckle, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, tad, tag, tag end, tatter, tear up, tidbit, tidge, tittle, toddick, touch, trace, trifle, tuppence worth, whiff, whit

Scrabble Score: 9

shred is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shred is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shred is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

shred is a valid Words With Friends word