broken glass
Shattered window remains
Broken glass is glass that has been shattered, cracked, or fragmented.
The phrase often appears in warnings about hazards: Watch out for broken glass on the beach.
Figuratively, walking on broken glass suggests moving through a situation with extreme caution, afraid of causing pain or conflict: After the argument, everyone was walking on broken glass.
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- fragmentsIncomplete broken pieces
- shardsBroken fragments of brittle material
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
crack · splinter · smash · window · mirror · bad luck · seven years · glittering · cutting · accident · danger · crime scene · barefoot · sweep · pick up the pieces · crash · tinkle · scattered
- beach debrisdriftwood, seashells, shells, marine debris, wreckage
- Car Damagedent, scratch, dents, scratches, scrape
- Damaged Thingscracked screen, shattered mirror, dented car, scratched surface, torn clothes
- found materialsfound objects, driftwood, bottle caps, shells, seashells
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard
- home hazardscarbon monoxide, electrical fire, faulty wiring, frayed wires, gas leak
broken glasssafety glass
Pane designed to crumble
tempered glass · laminated glass · rounded edges · smooth surface · blunt object
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