Dispersed - English meaning

verb

Cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects.

Usage examples:

The court was all bestrewn with herbs

verb

To lie covering a surface, or to cover a surface with things that are far apart and in no particular arrangement

Usage examples:

During the festival, the city streets are bestrewn with flowers.

verb

Transmit (a programme or some information) by radio or television.

Usage examples:

The announcement was broadcast live

noun

A radio or television programme or transmission.

Usage examples:

The queen's annual christmas tv broadcast

adjective

Relating to radio or television programmes.

Usage examples:

A broadcast journalist

verb

Spread over a wide area or between a large number of people.

Usage examples:

Technologies diffuse rapidly

adjective

Spread out over a large area; not concentrated.

Usage examples:

The diffuse community which centred on the church

verb

To spread or cause something to spread in many directions

Usage examples:

[ t ] television is a powerful means of diffusing knowledge., [ t ] the guide tried to diffuse the …

verb

Spread (something, especially information) widely.

Usage examples:

Health authorities should foster good practice by disseminating information

verb

To spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people

Usage examples:

One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease.

verb

Give a share or a unit of (something) to each of a number of recipients.

Usage examples:

Information leaflets are being distributed to hotels

verb

Give to several people

verb

To divide something among several or many people, or to spread or scatter something over an area

Usage examples:

Food and clothing are being distributed among/to the flood victims., shopping malls are widely dist…

noun

A pungent hot-tasting powder prepared from dried and ground peppercorns, used as a spice or condiment to flavour food.

Usage examples:

Season to taste with salt and pepper

verb

Sprinkle or season (food) with pepper.

Usage examples:

I salted and peppered the beef before i browned it

noun

A black or cream-colored spice, often used in powdered form, that gives a spicy hot taste to food

Usage examples:

The mayor was peppered with questions from reporters about the municipal corruption scandal., he pe…

verb

Throw in various random directions.

Usage examples:

Scatter the coconut over the icing

noun

A small, dispersed amount of something.

Usage examples:

A scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth

verb

Cause to separate and go in different directions

verb

Plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth.

Usage examples:

Fill a pot with compost and sow a thin layer of seeds on top

noun

An adult female pig, especially one which has farrowed.

Usage examples:

There are ten sows and fifty piglets at the farm

verb

Open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

Usage examples:

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

noun

The fact or process of spreading over an area.

Usage examples:

Warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease

verb

Distribute or disperse widely

verb

Cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.

Usage examples:

I sprinkled the floor with water

noun

A small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface.

Usage examples:

A generous sprinkle of pepper

verb

Scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.

Usage examples:

A small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor

verb

To scatter things over a surface

Usage examples:

The park was strewn with litter after the concert.