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- pronunciation:
- skae
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
scatters, scattering, scattered |
| definition 1: |
to cause to separate in all directions; disperse.
The wind scattered the dry fallen leaves.- synonyms:
- dispel, disperse
- antonyms:
- collect, gather
- similar words:
- disband, dissipate, distribute, radiate, separate, strew
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| definition 2: |
to distribute at random intervals.
They scattered grain for the chickens.- synonyms:
- distribute, spread, sprinkle, strew
- similar words:
- broadcast, cast, circulate, disperse, disseminate, sift, sow
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| definition 3: |
to diffuse light or other radiation by refracting.
- similar words:
- deflect, diffuse, disperse, radiate
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| related words: |
disarray, litter, rout, spread, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to separate and move quickly in different directions.
The crowd scattered at the sound of gunfire.- synonyms:
- disperse, dissipate
- antonyms:
- gather
- similar words:
- disband, dissolve, diverge, flee, sift, spread
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| related words: |
disintegrate, dissipate, evaporate, lift |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of scattering.
- synonyms:
- diffusion, dispersion, distribution, sprinkle
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| definition 2: |
that which is scattered.
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| derivations: |
scatterable (adj.), scatterer (n.) |
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