shard
1 of 1noun/ʃɑrd/
Forms:shards
1
a sharp piece of broken material, such as glass or pottery
- She carefully picked up the shard of glass from the floor.
- A shard from the broken vase cut his finger.
- They found an ancient shard of pottery during the excavation.
- The window shattered, scattering shards everywhere.
- He stepped on a shard, wincing in pain.