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spread
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- pronunciation:
- spred
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
spreads, spreading, spread |
| definition 1: |
to open or stretch out.
He spread the map on the table.She spread her arms to catch the ball.
- synonyms:
- expand, extend, open, stretch
- antonyms:
- compress
- similar words:
- unfold
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| definition 2: |
to put on in a layer.
She spread some jam on her bread.- synonyms:
- smear
- similar words:
- apply, coat, daub, heap, paint, pave, pile, plaster
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| definition 3: |
to scatter or send forth.
Please spread the news that there will be a meeting tonight.- synonyms:
- broadcast, disperse, distribute
- similar words:
- cast, publish, scatter, sift, sow
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| related words: |
broaden, communicate, overrun, rub, stretch, transmit |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of spreading.
She stopped the spread of her spilled milk with a paper towel.- synonyms:
- covering, distribution
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| definition 2: |
a stretch of open space.
They camped on the spread below the mountains.- synonyms:
- expanse, field, reach, stretch, sweep
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| definition 3: |
a cloth covering that is put over furniture such as a bed or table.
- synonyms:
- bedspread, quilt, tablecloth
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| definition 4: |
food that can be spread on crackers, bread, vegetables, or other foods.
- synonyms:
- butter, paste
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| related words: |
application, banquet, canopy, extent, farm, feast, jam, meal |
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| derivation: |
spreadable (adj.) |
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