bestrew

[ bih-stroo ]

/ bɪˈstru /

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verb (used with object), be·strewed, be·strewed or be·strewn, be·strew·ing.

to strew or cover (a surface).

to strew or scatter about.

to lie scattered over.

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Origin of bestrew

before 1000; Middle English bistrewen,Old English bestrēowian.See be-, strew

Words nearby bestrew

bestow, bestowed, best part of something, best practice, bestraddle, bestrew, bestride, bestrow, bestseller, best shot, stuck for, be

How to use bestrew in a sentence

What a hecatomb of mouldering bones would bestrew those fields of ice!
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863|Various
Without any signs of dizziness or staggering, he walked between the boulders which bestrew the path.
The Wolf Cub|Patrick Casey
Brush over with butter and bestrew with sugar, cinnamon, and currants.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
Children climb about its walls and windows; cockneys scratch their names, and picnic parties bestrew the grass with paper.
Highways and Byways in Surrey|Eric Parker

He kept sending flowers, as if to bestrew the path of his retreat, which was never the path of a return.
The Pupil|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for bestrew

bestrew

/ (bɪˈstruː) /

verb -strews, -strewing, -strewed, -strewn or -strewed

(tr) to scatter or lie scattered over (a surface)

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bestrew

Origin of bestrew

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British Dictionary definitions for bestrew