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asunder

/əˈsʌndə/ /əˈsʌndɚ/

Meanings
adverb
Into separate parts or pieces.

Examples :

"Lest anyone find her treasure, she tore the map asunder and cast its pieces into the wind."
part action

Related Words

Illustration wind

wind noun

/ˈwaɪnd/ /waɪnd/

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

"The strong wind made it difficult to walk to school today. "

Illustration cast

cast noun

/kæst/

An act of throwing.

"The baseball player's powerful cast sent the ball soaring into the outfield. "

Illustration treasure

treasure noun

/ˈtɹɛʒə/ /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/

A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.

"The old pirate's treasure chest contained gold coins and jewels. "

Illustration lest

lest conjunction

/lɛst/

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

"He won’t go outside, lest he be eaten by those ravenous eagles."

Illustration anyone

anyone pronoun

/ˈæniˌwʌn/

Any person; anybody.

"Almost anyone can change a light bulb."

Illustration find

find noun

/faɪnd/

Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

"The archaeologist's latest find is a valuable ancient pottery piece. "

Illustration separate

separate noun

/ˈsɛpəɹət/ /ˈsɛpəɹeɪt/

(usually in the plural) Anything that is sold by itself, especially an article of clothing.

"The store had many different dress separates for sale. "

Illustration into

into preposition

/ˈɪn.tuː/ /ˈɪn.tu/

To or towards the inside of.

"Mary danced into the house."

Illustration parts

parts noun

/pɑːts/

A portion; a component.

"The car repair shop sells replacement parts for all types of vehicles. "

Illustration tore

tore adjective

/tɔː/ /tɔɹ/

Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.

"After a tore day of cleaning the entire house, she collapsed on the couch, completely exhausted. "

Illustration pieces

pieces noun

/ˈpiːsɪz/

A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.

"I’d like another piece of pie."

Illustration her

her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."