verb
- to crush or break into small pieces; to pound or grind
Usage: archaic; rare
noun
- fragments or pieces resulting from crushing or breaking; rubble or debris
Usage: archaic; rare
Examples
- The stone was concassed into powder by the heavy hammer.
- The earthquake left concasses of brick and mortar scattered across the street.
- Workers concassed the old concrete before removing it from the site.
- The concasses of the shattered vase were carefully swept up.
- The mill concasses the grain into flour.