fragment

/fɹˈæɡmənt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a piece broken off or cut off of something else
   “a fragment of rock”
2. a broken piece of a brittle artifact
3. an incomplete piece
   “fragments of a play”

verb

1. break or cause to break into pieces
   “The plate fragmented”

Synonyms for fragment

• shard
• sherd
• break up
• fragmentize
• fragmentise