nounπShareA piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig."During the archaeological dig, the team carefully collected the shards of ancient pottery. "archaeologymaterialpartgeologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery."After the earthquake, shards of rock littered the mountain path, making it dangerous to walk. "materialgeologyarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle."The beetle's hard, protective shards made it difficult to identify the species. "animalbiologyinsectanatomypartnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn instance of an MMORPG that is one of several independent and structurally identical virtual worlds, none of which has so many players as to exhaust a system's resources."Instead of crowding everyone onto a single server, the game developers created several shards, each a separate virtual world where players could adventure without lag. "computinginternetgametechnologymediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA component of a sharded distributed database."The large customer database was divided into smaller, manageable shards to improve access speed. "computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(singular or plural) A piece of crystal methamphetamine."Please be aware that the following sentence is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not endorse or encourage illegal activities. "The police found shards in his pocket during the arrest." "substanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fall apart into shards, usually as the result of impact or explosion."The cheap vase sharded when I accidentally knocked it off the shelf. "actionphysicsdisastermaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo break (something) into shards."The angry child shards the clay pot against the wall. "actionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo divide (an MMORPG) into several shards, or to establish a shard of one."The game developer decided to shard the popular MMORPG to reduce server lag and improve the playing experience for everyone. "technologycomputinggameinternetentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
