shreds

[shred]

A small piece of cloth or paper

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A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

Noun
a small piece of cloth or paper

Noun
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

Verb
tear into shreds

n.
A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

n.
In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.

imp. & p. p.
of Shred

n.
To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.

n.
To lop; to prune; to trim.

Shred

Shred , n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre'a0de; akin to OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo'ebr a shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. Screed, Scroll, Scrutiny.] 1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. "Shreds of tanned leather." Bacon. 2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. Shak.

Shred

Shred, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shred or Shredded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Shredding.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS. scre'a0dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scrtan, G. schroten. See Shred, n.] 1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather. Chaucer. 2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]

A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.

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Usage Examples

The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief.

Chris Hemsworth is like Christopher Reeve in that he can do two things: he can wear a big red cape without a shred of self-consciousness. But he's also funny as hell, and he's so sweet. So with all the fish-out-of-water stuff, he's so funny. So he does almost two jobs in a way.

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Other Usage Examples

No matter how dark things may get in a story, I feel it's the responsibility of the storyteller to leave the audience with at least a shred of hope.

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.