scatter
21scatter — verb 1 (T) to throw or drop a lot of things over a wide area in an irregular way: scatter sth over/on/around: Books lay scattered all over the floor. | scatter sth with sth: The sky was scattered with stars. 2 (I, T) if a group of people scatter …
22scatter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Scatter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ash, ↑crumb, ↑debris, ↑piece, ↑remains, ↑wreckage {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Scatter is used with these nouns: ↑cushion …
23scatter — Ho opuehu, lū, lūlū, lū helele i, nū. Also: kau li ili i, ho ohelele i, lele li ili i, kāpī, kūlele, ho oleilei, kaiehu, kōlū, kī ope, ho omalele. ♦ Scatter in every direction, ho opuehu li ili i. ♦ Scatter in excitement, holo pū a ā.… …
24scatter — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a throw here and there; strew (scattered gravel on the road). b cover by scattering (scattered the road with gravel). 2 tr. & intr. a move or cause to move in flight etc.; disperse (scattered to safety at the sound). b disperse… …
25scatter — 1. A change in direction of a photon or subatomic particle, as the result of a collision or interaction. 2. The secondary radiation resulting from the interaction of primary radiation with matter. Compton …
26scatter — 01. The papers in the room were [scattered] all over the floor. 02. The zebras quickly [scattered] as the lion charged at the herd. 03. Children [scattered] flowers before the wedding couple as they exited the church. 04. My children s bedroom… …
27scatter — [13] Scatter originally meant ‘squander’, and appears to have started life as an alteration of shatter. It first appears in northern and Scottish texts, and so the change from /sh/ to /sk/ is probably due to Norse influence. The origins of… …
28scatter — v 1. strew, broadcast, sprinkle, sparge, disject, bestrew, disseminate, sow; spread, circulate, diffuse, scatter to the winds; fling, toss, throw. 2. dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, disband, dismiss; separate, break up, drive off, rout,… …
29scatter — verb 1) scatter the seeds evenly Syn: spread, sprinkle, distribute, strew, disseminate, sow 2) the crowd scattered Syn: disperse, break up, disband, separate, dissolve …
30scatter — [ˈskætə] verb 1) [T] to throw or drop things so that they spread over an area 2) [I/T] if a group of people or animals scatter, or if something scatters them, they suddenly move away in different directions …
