Dictionary Entry
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.
7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive 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.
- 2transitive 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.
- 3transitive verb
Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
- 4intransitive verb
To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
- 5noun
the act of scattering
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- 6noun
a haphazard distribution in all directions
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- 7verb
cause to separate
"break up kidney stones"
"disperse particles"
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- 8verb
distribute loosely
"He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
- 9verb
sow by scattering
"scatter seeds"
- 10verb
move away from each other
"The crowds dispersed"
"The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
- 11verb
to cause to separate and go in different directions
"She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
- 12verb
strew or distribute over an area
"He spread fertilizer over the lawn"
"scatter cards across the table"
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