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Dictionary Results for scatter:
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]

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.
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