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scatter
verb
to
throw
or
drop
many
small
things
so
that
they
fall
or
lie
over
a
wide
area
in
no
special
order
•
The
farmer
scattered
seeds
across
the
empty
field
.
The
farmer
scattered
seeds
across
the
empty
field
.
•
She
scattered
rose
petals
along
the
white
wedding
aisle
.
She
scattered
rose
petals
along
the
white
wedding
aisle
.
Old
English
‘
scaterian
’
meaning
‘
to
spread
loosely
’,
related
to
‘
shatter
’.
verb
to
move
quickly
in
different
directions
so
that
people
,
animals
,
or
things
are
no
longer
together
•
When
the
thunder
cracked
,
the
pigeons
scattered
into
the
sky
.
When
the
thunder
cracked
,
the
pigeons
scattered
into
the
sky
.
•
The
children
scattered
as
soon
as
the
first
raindrops
fell
.
The
children
scattered
as
soon
as
the
first
raindrops
fell
.
Same
origin
as
the
transitive
verb
sense
,
from
Old
English
‘
scaterian
’.
noun
a
messy
spread
or
small
amount
of
things
lying
loosely
over
an
area
•
There
was
a
scatter
of
coins
on
the
kitchen
table
.
There
was
a
scatter
of
coins
on
the
kitchen
table
.
•
A
light
scatter
of
snow
covered
the
rooftops
by
dawn
.
A
light
scatter
of
snow
covered
the
rooftops
by
dawn
.
Derived
from
the
verb
form
;
first
recorded
as
a
noun
in
the
late
18th
century
.