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English to English noun
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a haphazard distribution in all directions |  | source: wordnet30
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the act of scattering | | source: wordnet30 verb
| 3 |
to cause to separate and go in different directions | | Example: She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
move away from each other | | Example: The crowds dispersed
The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
distribute loosely | | Example: He scattered gun powder under the wagon
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
sow by scattering | | Example: scatter seeds
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| 7 |
cause to separate | | Example: break up kidney stones
disperse particles
source: wordnet30
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strew or distribute over an area | | Example: He spread fertilizer over the lawn
scatter cards across the table
source: wordnet30
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To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. | | source: webster1913
| 10 |
To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm. | | source: webster1913
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