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strew
[ stroo ]
/ stru /
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verb (used with object), strewed, strewn [stroon] /strun/ or strewed, strew·ing.
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.
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Origin of strew
First recorded before 1000; Middle English strewen, Old English strewian; cognate with German streuen, Old Norse strÄ, Gothic straujan; akin to Latin sternere âto spreadâ (see stratum)
synonym study for strew
1. See sprinkle.
OTHER WORDS FROM strew
strew·er, nounun·der·strew, verb (used with object), un·der·strewed, un·der·strewn or un·der·strewed, un·der·strew·ing.Words nearby strew
Stretford, stretta, stretto, streusel, streuselkuchen, strew, strewment, strewn, strewth, stria, striae atrophicae
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British Dictionary definitions for strew
strew
/ (struË) /
verb strews, strewing, strewed, strewn or strewed
to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area
Derived forms of strew
strewer, nounWord Origin for strew
Old English streowian; related to Old Norse strÄ, Old High German streuwen, Latin struere to spread
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