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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Idioms for spread
spread oneself thin, to carry on so many projects simultaneously that none is done adequately, or that one's health suffers: Many college students spread themselves thin by taking on too many activities during the semester.
Origin of spread
First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English spreden (verb), Old English sprǣdan; cognate with Middle Dutch spreden, German spreiten
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British Dictionary definitions for spread
spread
/ (sprɛd) /
verb spreads, spreading or spread
noun
adjective
Derived forms of spread
spreadability, nounspreadable, adjectiveWord Origin for spread
Old English sprǣdan; related to Old High German spreiten to spread, Old Lithuanian sprainas stiff
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