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scatter — verb 1) the papers were scattered by the sudden breeze scatter the seeds as evenly as possible Syn: throw, strew, toss, fling; sprinkle, spread, distribute, sow, broadcast, disseminate; literary bestrew Ant: gather … Thesaurus of popular words
scatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English scateren, schateren to disperse, break up, destroy; akin to Middle Dutch schaderen to scatter Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to separate widely b. to cause to vanish 2. archaic to fling away… … New Collegiate Dictionary
scatter shot — noun : shot loaded for firing in a weapon built to fire a solid projectile through its rifled bore compare shotgun * * * shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel. [1960 65] * * * scatter shot, 1. = buckshot. (Cf. ↑buckshot) 2.… … Useful english dictionary
scatter — /ˈskætə / (say skatuh) verb (t) 1. to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals. 2. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse. 3. Physics as in an interaction with matter, to deflect (any beam of radiation),… …
spread widely — index diffuse, disperse (scatter) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dissipate — dis·si·pate / di sə ˌpāt/ vt pat·ed, pat·ing: to use (marital assets) for one s own benefit and to the exclusion of one s spouse for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when the marriage is undergoing an irretrievable breakdown… … Law dictionary
diffuse — dif•fuse v. [[t]dɪˈfyuz[/t]] adj. [[t] ˈfyus[/t]] v. fused, fusing, adj. 1) to pour out and spread: oil diffused over a surface[/ex] 2) to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate 3) phs Physics. to spread or scatter by diffusion 4) to… … From formal English to slang
dif|fuse´ness — dif|fuse «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television… … Useful english dictionary
dif|fuse´ly — dif|fuse «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television… … Useful english dictionary
dif|fuse — «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television programs diffuse … Useful english dictionary
