Meanings
adjectiveshatterproof (comparative more shatterproof, superlative most shatterproof)
comparative more shatterproof · superlative most shatterproof
- Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.
a shatterproof plastic ruler
verbshatterproof (third-person singular simple present shatterproofs, present participle shatterproofing, simple past and past participle shatterproofed)
present singular third person shatterproofs · participle present shatterproofing · participle past shatterproofed · past shatterproofed
- transitiveTo make resistant to shattering.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveresistant to shattering or splintering
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German splitterfrei
- splitterfreidifficult to break
Greek άθραυστος
- άθραυστος (áthrafstos)difficult to break
Swedish splitterfri
- splitterfridifficult to break
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