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She gathered up the newspapers that were scattered around the floor. Papers were scattered all over her desk. Several pillows were scattered about. It has 50 or more offices scattered across the country. The smoke cleared to reveal debris scattered across the street.
1. a. : to cause to separate widely. b. : to cause to vanish. 2. archaic : to fling away heedlessly : squander. 3. : to distribute irregularly. 4. : to sow by casting in all directions : strew. 5. a. : to reflect irregularly and diffusely. b. : to cause (a beam of radiation) to diffuse or disperse. 6.
to cover a surface with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement: Scatter the powder around the plants. I scattered grass seed all over the lawn. I scattered the whole lawn with grass seed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be scattered to the four winds.
Scattered definition: distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals. See examples of SCATTERED used in a sentence.
To scatter is to separate something tangible into parts at random, and drive these in different directions: The wind scattered leaves all over the lawn. To dispel is to drive away or scatter usually intangible things so that they vanish or cease to exist: Photographs of the race dispelled all doubts as to which horse won.
When things are scattered, they’re spread out all over the place. If the forecast calls for scattered showers, it’ll rain here and there. Items lying at random intervals and at some distance from each other can be described as scattered.
Definition of 'scattered' Word Frequency. scattered. (skætəʳd ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Scattered things are spread over an area in an untidy or irregular way. He picked up the scattered toys. Tomorrow there will be a few scattered showers. The fridge door was open and food was scattered across the floor. [+ across/on/over]
Definition of scatter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Scatter is a verb that means "to separate suddenly and spread out in different directions." Scatter is sometimes used as a noun to refer to something that has been scattered. If you have clothes strewn all over your room, you might say there is a scatter of clothes on the floor.
His toys were scattered all over the floor. There will be scattered showers (= separate areas of rain ) today. (Definition of scattered from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
