Shrapnel

What do we mean by shrapnel?

Fragments from an exploded artillery shell, mine, or bomb. noun

A 19th-century artillery shell containing metal balls, designed to explode in the air above enemy troops. noun

The metal balls in such a weapon. noun

A shell filled with bullets and a small bursting-charge just sufficient to split it open and release the bullets at any given point, generally about 80 yards before reaching the object aimed at. After the explosion of the shell, the bullets and fragments fly onward in a shower. noun

Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen. H. Shrapnel of the British army. adjective

A projectile for a cannon, consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while in flight. See the Note under Case shot. adjective

A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell or landmine. noun

Loose change. noun

Shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight noun

An anti-personnel artillery shell used in WWI which carries a large number of individual bullets close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.

A collective term for shot, fragments, or debris thrown out by an exploding shell, bomb or landmine.

Loose change.

Debris.

A) the remnants of an explosion. b) Sharp metal contained in an expendable shell, released via explosion to inflict damage mainly to humans. See Anti-personel c) Loose change of little value Urban Dictionary

Loose change, all that remains of your coffers after a very long drinking binge at your local Urban Dictionary

Stuff that blows your arm off. Urban Dictionary

Shrapnel can come in a good many of forms. One of which is if you are flicking staples at someone, they need to yell "SHRAPNEL!!" and take cover. Another form is people shrapnel which often happens when people jump across seats on a bus and land on you. When this happens you also can yell "SHRAPNEL!!" And the last form of shrapnel is when a grenade blows up and sends scraps of razor sharp metal into your face and or body.But nobody has heard of that last form. Urban Dictionary

When you shit in the toilet. (Public or Private) You flush and theres little pieces left over floating around, or stuck to the side like spackle or paste. (only numerous flushings gets it off) to spray the back of the toilet bowl Urban Dictionary

The sudden reminants of the explosion from a wet fart Urban Dictionary

When a guy pees and then either the pee or water from the toilet hits his leg. Urban Dictionary

Coins given as a tip- Annoying or inconvenient change. Urban Dictionary

The debris left on the underside of the toilet seat from the intense back splash in the toilet bowl from a loose bowel movement. Urban Dictionary

Loose change, generally 1p's or 2p's (in UK) which constitute suitable throwing material, used to partially injure and or humiliate disliked individuals. 5 or 10p's can also be suitable to throw for those think themselves as better then the majoity. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to shrapnel:
shrapnel, shrapnell, grapnel, shrape, scrannel, crapnel, shanel.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word shrapnel:
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Words that rhyme with shrapnel:
grapnel, crapnel, trapnell.

Adjectives that are often used to describe shrapnel:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective shrapnel:
shells, wounds, burst, shell, bullets, fire, wound, bursts, holes, fragments, bullet, damage, ball, balls, thumps, helmet, flies, injuries, shot, scars, splinters, bites, cut, spread, proof, rounds, marks, trees, times.

Words that sound like shrapnel:
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