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SHAHD/ʃɑːd/

A shard is a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or similar: a shard of a rota, a shard of last year. Piece (already in the dictionary) is everyday; a leftover scrap is not tonight’s cover.

Meaning

A sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or similar (from piece, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “A shard of last year’s rota is not tonight’s named spare.”
• “Piece is already in this course. Fragment is already in this course. A leftover is a vibe. A name on the log is cover. Write the name; then keep the leftover if the sitting still stands.”

Good to know

A sharp broken fragment. Everyday: piece (already in the dictionary). A leftover ≠ cover.

Near in meaning

fragment, splinter, sliver

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