scatter
scatter is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
- transitive verb. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse.
- transitive verb. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
- intransitive verb. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
- noun. the act of scattering
- noun. a haphazard distribution in all directions
- verb. cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"
"disperse particles"
- verb. distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
- verb. sow by scattering
"scatter seeds"
- verb. move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
- verb. to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
- verb. strew or distribute over an area
"He spread fertilizer over the lawn"
"scatter cards across the table"
Synonyms
scattering, strewing, spread, disperse, dot, dust, sprinkle, dissipate, dispel
Common word forms
scatters, scattered, scatterer, scattering, scatterable, scatterment
Words from these letters
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