See Also: shred 1, noun(dictionary)
shred(2)(dictionary)
shred(1)(dictionary)
shred 2, verb(dictionary)
ice 1, noun(dictionary)
pep 2, noun(dictionary)
bus 1, noun(dictionary)
tee 1, noun(dictionary)
but 4, noun(dictionary)
tax 1, noun(dictionary)

a- 2, prefix (oh) and shred 1, noun (oh)


a- 2, prefix (oh)



not or without
::amoral (=not moral)
::atypically (=not typically)

shred 1, noun (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: screade]
[C] a small thin piece that is torn or cut roughly from something
shred of
::a shred of paper
tear/rip sth to shreds
::The clothes were ripped to shreds and covered in blood.
tear/rip sth to shreds
to criticize someone very severely
::Within a year, Other researchers had torn the theory to shreds.
in shreds
a) torn in many places
::Uncle Earl was exhausted and his shirt hung in shreds.
b) completely ruined
::His ambitious plan was in shreds.
::If Myra gossips about this, my reputation will be in shreds.
shred of sth
a very small amount of something
::There's not a shred of doubt (=no doubt at all) in my mind that we will win.
::He does not have a shred of evidence (=none at all) to prove his claim.
::the last shred of hope
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HINT sense 4
Usually used with negative words such as not, without, and hardly .