Definition of scatter

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Scatter (v. t.) 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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Sow :: Sow (v. t.) To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing; as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: To spread abroad; to propagate..
Litter :: Litter (n.) Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish, or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a state of litter..
Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed, etc..
Disseminated :: Disseminated (p. a.) Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.
Squander :: Squander (v. i.) To wander at random; to scatter.
Spill :: Spill (v. t.) To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or flour..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure; to spread lime on the ground..
Scatterling :: Scatterling (n.) One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond.
Scattergood :: Scattergood (n.) One who wastes; a spendthrift.
Besnow :: Besnow (v. t.) To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes..
Impatiens :: Impatiens (n.) A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common garden balsam..
Scatter-brain :: Scatter-brain (n.) A giddy or thoughtless person; one incapable of concentration or attention.
Disgregate :: Disgregate (v. t.) To disperse; to scatter; -- opposite of congregate.
Shell :: Shell (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb..
Scattered :: Scattered (imp. & p. p.) of Scatte.
Disperse :: Disperse (v. t.) To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations..
Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may fall in particles..
Re-collect :: Re-collect (v. t.) To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to re-collect routed troops..
Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Fling :: Fling (v. t.) To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.
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