flinders
/flinders/
Definition
- Noun (plural):
- Small fragments, splinters, or pieces: Refers to tiny broken bits or shards, typically resulting from something shattering or breaking apart.
- Proper noun (capitalized): Matthew Flinders, a British navigator and cartographer known for his exploration and mapping of the Australian coastline.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (fragments):
- The antique vase fell and broke into flinders.
- After the explosion, only flinders of glass remained on the floor.
- Proper noun (person):
- Captain Matthew Flinders completed the first circumnavigation of Australia.
- The Flinders River in Queensland is named after the explorer.
Advanced Usage
- "in flinders": Used to describe a state of being broken into many small pieces.
- The old ship's hull was battered and lay in flinders on the shore.
Variants and Related Words
- Splinters: Thin, sharp fragments of wood, glass, or similar material.
- Shards: Pieces of broken glass, pottery, or metal.
- Fragments: Small parts broken off from something larger.
Synonyms
- Bits
- Pieces
- Shards
- Splinters
- Fragments
Notes
- As a common noun, "flinders" is almost exclusively used in its plural form.
- The term is considered somewhat archaic or literary in modern English but is still understood.
Noun
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bits and splinters and fragments
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it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage
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British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
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