English dictionary
strew
/str/u/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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spread by scattering (
ExamplesStrew toys all over the carpet.
Synonyms strawSource: WordNet 3.0
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cover; be dispersed over
ExamplesDead bodies strewed the ground.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw loosely apart; -- used of solids, separated or separable into parts or particles; as, to <i>strew</i> seed in beds; to <i>strew</i> sand on or over a floor; to <i>strew</i> flowers over a grave.
Source: webster1913