Strew

  • 11strew — [[t]stru[/t]] v. t. strewed, strewn(stroon) orstrewed, strew•ing. 1) to scatter freely; sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed[/ex] 2) to overspread with something scattered: to strew a floor with sawdust[/ex] 3) to be scattered over: Flowers… …

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  • 12strew — strewer, n. /strooh/, v.t., strewed, strewn /stroohn/ or strewed, strewing. 1. to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed. 2. to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with …

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  • 13strew — [[t]stru͟ː[/t]] strews, strewing, strewed, strewn VERB To strew things somewhere, or to strew a place with things, means to scatter them there. [V n prep/adv] The racoons knock over the rubbish bins in search of food, and strew the contents all… …

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  • 14strew — v. (d; tr.) to strew with (the field was strewn with bodies) * * * [struː] (d; tr.) to strew with (the field was strewn with bodies) …

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  • 15strew — UK [struː] / US [stru] verb Word forms strew : present tense I/you/we/they strew he/she/it strews present participle strewing past tense strewed UK [struːd] / US [strud] past participle strewn UK [struːn] / US [strun] be strewn (with) to cover a… …

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  • 16strew — /stru / (say strooh) verb (t) (strewed or strewn, strewing) 1. to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed. 2. to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something… …

  • 17strew — transitive verb (strewed; strewed or strewn; strewing) Etymology: Middle English strewen, strowen, from Old English strewian, strēowian; akin to Old High German strewen to strew, Latin struere to heap up, sternere to spread out, Greek stornynai… …

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  • 18strew — verb /struː/ To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner. Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew. Syn: scatter, sprinkle See Also: strain …

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  • 19strew — verb Strew is used with these nouns as the object: ↑garbage, ↑rubbish …

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  • 20strew — посыпать to strew sand over the floor посыпать пол песком …

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