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Smithereens

/smɪðəˈɹiːnz/

(originally Ireland) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

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noun

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(originally Ireland) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.
"The urn shattered into smithereens the moment it hit the ground."

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
lumpsnoun	(informal) A beating or verbal abuse.
bitsnoun	(MLE) Neighbourhood; hood; manor; ends.
partsnoun	(euphemistic) The genitals, short for private parts.
cutsnoun	(Australia, New Zealand, dated or historical, with "the") Corporal punishment at school.
atoms	a privately held footwear brand, based in Brooklyn, New York, that designs, develops and sells footwear.
chunksnoun	A large or substantial portion of something.
fragmentsnoun	A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
pieces	"Pieces" is a song written and recorded by Canadian band Sum 41.
portionsnoun	An allocated amount.
scrapsnoun	food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
songs	the second album by singer-songwriter Regina Spektor.
tunes	a brand of lozenge, manufactured by Mars Wrigley Confectionery in the United Kingdom.
shivereensnoun	(UK, dialect, archaic) Small fragments; smithereens.
shrednoun	A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
slivernoun	A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
fritternoun	A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter.
sherdnoun	(dated or archaeology) Alternative form of shard. [A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.]
spallnoun	(countable) A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
screednoun	A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
splinternoun	A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.