The children scattered the books about and left the room in a general mess.
•They scattered about all the books and papers.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scatter — verb 1) the papers were scattered by the sudden breeze scatter the seeds as evenly as possible Syn: throw, strew, toss, fling; sprinkle, spread, distribute, sow, broadcast, disseminate; literary bestrew Ant: gather … Thesaurus of popular words
scatter — [skat′ər] vt. [ME skateren, ult. < IE * sked , to split, disperse < base * sek , to cut > L secare] 1. a) to throw here and there or strew loosely; sprinkle b) to sprinkle over (with) something 2. to separate and drive in many… … English World dictionary
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ted — v. spread or scatter something about to allow it to dry (as with manure or newly mown grass) … English contemporary dictionary
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tedding — v. spread or scatter something about to allow it to dry (as with manure or newly mown grass) … English contemporary dictionary
teds — v. spread or scatter something about to allow it to dry (as with manure or newly mown grass) … English contemporary dictionary
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