shard

(noun, verb)

noun

1. a broken piece of a brittle artifact

Similar word(s): fragment, sherd

Definition categories: man–made, piece

verb

1. (intransitive) To fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion.

2. (transitive) To break (something) into shards.

3. (online role-playing, transitive) To divide (an MMORPG) into several shards, or to establish a shard of one.