scupper vs shatter

scupper

verb
  • Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another. 

noun
  • A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof. 

  • A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. 

shatter

verb
  • To destroy or disable something. 

  • To smash, or break into tiny pieces. 

  • To dispirit or emotionally defeat. 

  • To violently break something into pieces. 

  • Of seeds: to be dispersed upon ripening. 

noun
  • A (pine) needle. 

  • A form of concentrated cannabis. 

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