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scattering
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering .] [OE. scateren. See Shatter .] To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. And some are ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., "that which has been strewn about;" late 14c., "act of dispersing," verbal noun from scatter (v.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points, 2 (context physics English) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions. vb. (present participle ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The character of most parks depends substantially on a scattering of trees - whether individually or in clumps.
Usage examples of scattering.
Like a glow-worm golden In a dell of dew, Scattering unbeholden Its aereal hue Among the flowers and grass, which screen it from the view!
All he could see were people afoot, and they were scattering before his charge.
Without hesitation he ascended the throne, seized the treasure, and scattering it with his accustomed profusion among the soldiers, endeavored to awake in their minds the memory of his ancient dignity and exploits.
Next, glorious bars of light sprang up across the eastern sky, and through them the radiant messengers of the dawn came speeding upon their arrowy way, scattering the ghostly vapours and awaking the mountains with a kiss, as they flew from range to range and longitude to longitude.
An army sworn to a god bereft of its power was, as far as Itkovian was concerned, no different from any other band of mercenaries: a collection of misfits and a scattering of professional soldiers.
She watched the lamb step towards the water and saw the stillness of the surface, reflecting back the image of the reeds around the far side, the blueness of the sun and a scattering of fluffy white clouds.
Panels in the side of the cruise missile blew out, scattering bomblets across the tarmac in a rain of death.
The carabiniere with the gun took aim and the space behind the Land Rover cleared, with everybody ducking down and scattering.
Cowboy hopes to find a window to launch another missile, but the blazing fuel just over the rise is confusing his sensors and the coleopter suddenly banks into a swift turn, scattering thermite decoys that burn like miniature parachute suns, and the window that fluttered open for a second is gone.
In a fine temper, he galloped to Mackintosh land and released himself by harassing crofters, scattering herds, and causing mischief wherever he could.
Instinctively he flapped his wings, scattering dander and loose feathers.
Ztang dehisced, scattering a rattle of seeds across the floor, but everyone else offered upbeat, if bemused, encouragement.
The dilaceration of Zagreus into fragments, the mangling of Osiris and scattering of his limbs abroad, they say, refer to the throwing open of the ark and the going forth of the inmates to populate the earth.
The sun had barely risen but Drusy was out, scattering corn to her chickens.
Dropping to her knees on the thatch, she scrambles down to where the cable runs over the eaves and backs up along it, scattering sweetener.