strew
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.
to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something scattered or sprinkled: to strew a floor with sawdust.
to be scattered or sprinkled over (a surface): Sawdust strewed the floor.
to spread widely; disseminate: to strew rumors among the troops.
Origin of strew
1synonym study For strew
Other words for strew
Opposites for strew
Other words from strew
- strew·er, noun
- un·der·strew, verb (used with object), un·der·strewed, un·der·strewn or un·der·strewed, un·der·strew·ing.
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How to use strew in a sentence
The developers said hidden Easter eggs and references will be strewn about, but were adamant that this is a new story focusing on new relationships and characters.
Saints Row, the funhouse mirror version of Grand Theft Auto, will reboot in 2022 | Gene Park | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostBloodstained backpacks and charred notebooks lay strewn among their dead bodies.
The U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan, the Taliban Is Growing in Power, and Education for Girls and Women Is Already at Risk | Amie Ferris-Rotman | July 7, 2021 | TimeIn Speed Golf and Battle Golf you fill up the energy meter by picking up coins strewn across the course.
‘Mario Golf: Super Rush’: Maybe a little bit too chill | Christopher Byrd | July 2, 2021 | Washington PostIn one building, parts of the ceiling were strewn across the floor.
Held Back: Inside a Lost School Year | by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, photography by Cydni Elledge | June 28, 2021 | ProPublicaSelecting the Olympic gymnastics team is a bit like a Swarovski crystal-strewn game of “choose your own adventure.”
How To Build The Best Gymnastics Team Around Simone Biles | Dvora Meyers | June 23, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
Pour on a wine-glassful of Sauterne or vin de Grave, and strew over it some Spanish pimento.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisSalt and pepper these highly, and strew over it finely chopped onion and parsley.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisIt is her duty to open the eastern doors of the palace of the sun, and to strew the path of Apollo, the sun god, with roses.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence HolbrookAnd she went to strew the flowers still left over Catherine's grave.
Night and Morning, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonThese she was to strew in front of the lodge, leaving only a small path uncovered by them.
The Myths of the North American Indians | Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for strew
/ (struː) /
to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area
Origin of strew
1Derived forms of strew
- strewer, noun
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