Definition of Smithereens

Noun: smithereens  ,smi-dhu'reenz

  1. A collection of small fragments considered as a whole
    "Berlin was bombed to smithereens"; "his hopes were dashed to smithereens"; "I wanted to smash him to smithereens"; "the toilet bowl was blown to smithereens";
    - smithers [archaic]

See also:
smith
smitheries