fragment

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a piece broken off or cut off of something else

- a fragment of rock

Definition categories: object, part, piece

2. a broken piece of a brittle artifact

Similar word(s): shard, sherd

Definition categories: man–made, piece

3. an incomplete piece

- fragments of a play

Definition categories: communication, piece

verb

1. break or cause to break into pieces

- The plate fragmented

Similar word(s): fragmentise, fragmentize

Definition categories: change, break, separate