Definition of spread

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Spread (v. t.) To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail..

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Effuse :: Effuse (a.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells..
Cloud :: Cloud (v. t.) To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky is clouded..
Scale :: Scale (v. t.) To scatter; to spread.
Explanate :: Explanate (a.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form.
Erysipelas :: Erysipelas (n.) St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known fully; as, to spread a report; -- often acompanied by abroad..
Dash :: Dash (v. t.) To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter; to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to dash paint upon a picture..
Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent; to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a tent or a sail..
Squarroso-dentate :: Squarrose (a.) Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; -- said of a shell..
Straw :: Straw (v. t.) To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to spread a table..
Pound :: Pound (n.) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings spreading outward..
Carbuncle :: Carbuncle (n.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called anthrax..
Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years..
Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair..
Habit :: Habit (n.) The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body..
Diffusibility :: Diffusibility (n.) The quality of being diffusible; capability of being poured or spread out.
Mantle :: Mantle (v. i.) To spread out; -- said of wings.
Rolly-poly :: Rolly-poly (n.) A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed..
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