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   strew

   /struː/

   verb

   • 1. scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area: "a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor"
   • ▪ cover (a surface or area) with untidily scattered things: "the table was strewn with books and papers"
   • ▪ be scattered or spread untidily over (a surface or area): "leaves strewed the path"

   Word Origin Old Englishstre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere ‘lay flat’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strewer noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • T

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   • R

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   • E

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   • W

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