Scatter : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Scatter	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Scatter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scatter n a haphazard distribution in all directions [syn: scatter, spread] the act of scattering Synonym(s): scatter, scattering, strewing v to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" Synonym(s): disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; Synonym(s): disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" Synonym(s): scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse sow by scattering; "scatter seeds" cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" Synonym(s): break up, disperse, scatter strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" Synonym(s): spread, scatter, spread out
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scattering}.] [OE. scateren. See {Shatter}.] 1. 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 scattered all the floor about. --Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior. 2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak. 3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like. Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. i. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.