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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
scatter
n 1: a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: scatter,
spread]
2: the act of scattering [syn: scatter, scattering,
strewing]
v 1: to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She
waved her hand and scattered the crowds" [syn: disperse,
dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter]
2: move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The
children scattered in all directions when the teacher
approached"; [syn: disperse, dissipate, scatter,
spread out]
3: distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
[syn: scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse]
4: sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
5: cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse
particles" [syn: break up, disperse, scatter]
6: strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over
the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" [syn: spread,
scatter, spread out]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. i.
To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as,
clouds scatter after a storm.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Scattering.] [OE. scateren. See Shatter.]
1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely;
to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or
sparse order.
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And some are scattered all the floor about.
--Chaucer.
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Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains,
Their scattered cottages, and ample plains?
--Dryden.
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Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly,
Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior.
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2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce
from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to
dissipate; to disperse.
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Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak.
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3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to
scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
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Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for Scatter:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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