Definition of scatter

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Scatter (v. i.) To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm..

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Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.
Besnow :: Besnow (v. t.) To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes..
Gypsy :: Gypsy (n.) One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany..
Broadcast :: Broadcast (adv.) So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press..
Strew :: Strew (v. t.) To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw loosely apart; -- used of solids, separated or separable into parts or particles; as, to strew seed in beds; to strew sand on or over a floor; to strew flowers over a grave..
Sow :: Sow (v. i.) To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; -- literally or figuratively.
Patch :: Patch (n.) Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn..
Dispersal :: Dispersal (n.) The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
Subhumerate :: Subhornblendic (a.) Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to rocks containing disseminated hornblende.
Disseminated :: Disseminated (p. a.) Occurring in small portions scattered through some other substance.
Bescatter :: Bescatter (v. t.) To scatter over.
Seedsman :: Seedsman (n.) A sower; one who sows or scatters seed.
Flyer :: Flyer (n.) Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc..
Caltrap :: Caltrap (n.) An instrument with four iron points, so disposed that, any three of them being on the ground, the other projects upward. They are scattered on the ground where an enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by endangering the horses' feet..
Spawl :: Spawl (v. i. & t.) To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva..
Jack :: "Jack (n.) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow..
Collector :: Collector (n.) A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book.
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..
Glimmer :: Glimmer (v. i.) To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly; to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a glimmering lamp..
Disgregate :: Disgregate (v. t.) To disperse; to scatter; -- opposite of congregate.
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