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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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..
Spreading :: Spread (imp. & p. p.) of Sprea.
Patent :: Patent (a.) Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the steam or branch; as, a patent leaf..
Inundation :: Inundation (n.) The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds..
Shingles :: Shingles (n.) A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with violent neuralgic pain..
Gulgul :: Gulgul (n.) A cement made in India from sea shells, pulverized and mixed with oil, and spread over a ship's bottom, to prevent the boring of worms..
Diffusivity :: Diffusivity (n.) Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium..
Inundation :: Inundation (n.) An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of tourists..
Outspread :: Outspread (v. t.) To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. / adj.
Squarrose :: Squarrose (a.) Consisting of scales widely divaricating; having scales, small leaves, or other bodies, spreading widely from the axis on which they are crowded; -- said of a calyx or stem..
Cobweb :: Cobweb (n.) The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.
Branchy :: Branchy (a.) Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting of branches.
Buzz :: Buzz (n.) A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.
Spradde :: Sprad () p. p. of Spread.
Deploy :: Deploy (v. t. & i.) To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle..
Stoolball :: Stool (n.) Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom for oyster spat to adhere to..
Substratum :: Substratum (n.) That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another; specifically (Agric.), the subsoil..
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..
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..
Diffused :: Diffused (a.) Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
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