sherd vs fragment

sherd and fragment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sherd	Yes	No	No	No
fragment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sherd and fragment are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sherd include shard.

sherd (noun)	fragment (noun)
a broken piece of a brittle artifact	a broken piece of a brittle artifact
	an incomplete piece
	a piece broken off or cut off of something else

sherd (verb)	fragment (verb)
	break or cause to break into pieces