English dictionary
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English adjective: spread | |||
| 1. | spread distributed or spread over a considerable extent | ||
| Samples | Has ties with many widely dispersed friends. Eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe. | ||
| Synonyms | dispersed | ||
| Similar | distributed | ||
| Antonyms | concentrated | ||
| 2. | spread prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out | ||
| Samples | A table spread with food. | ||
| Similar | prepared | ||
| Antonyms | unprepared | ||
| 3. | spread fully extended in width | ||
| Samples | Outspread wings. With arms spread wide. | ||
| Synonyms | outspread | ||
| Similar | extended | ||
| Antonyms | unextended | ||
English noun: spread | |||
| 1. | spread (event) process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | ||
| Synonyms | spreading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change of location, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diffusion, dispersion, invasion, irradiation, radiation, scattering | ||
| 2. | spread (attribute) a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures | ||
| Samples | Gap between income and outgo. The spread between lending and borrowing costs. | ||
| Synonyms | gap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disparity | ||
| 3. | spread (artifact) farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) | ||
| Synonyms | cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | farm | ||
| 4. | spread (attribute) a haphazard distribution in all directions | ||
| Synonyms | scatter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dispersion, distribution | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | diffuseness | ||
| 5. | spread (food) a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes | ||
| Synonyms | paste | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condiment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anchovy butter, cheese spread, fishpaste, garlic butter, hommos, hoummos, hummus, humous, humus, lobster butter, margarin, margarine, marge, marshmallow fluff, miso, nut butter, oleo, oleomargarine, onion butter, pate, peanut butter, pimento butter, shrimp butter, tahini, tapenade | ||
| 6. | spread (food) a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed | ||
| Samples | A banquet for the graduating seniors. The Thanksgiving feast. They put out quite a spread. | ||
| Synonyms | banquet, feast | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meal, repast | ||
| 7. | spread (communication) two facing pages of a book or other publication | ||
| Synonyms | facing pages, spread head, spreadhead | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | page | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | center spread, centerfold, centre spread, centrefold | ||
| Part meronym | publication | ||
| 8. | spread (attribute) the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) | ||
| Samples | She exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | girth | ||
| 9. | spread (artifact) decorative cover for a bed | ||
| Synonyms | bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, counterpane | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coverlet, quilted bedspread | ||
| 10. | spread (act) act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time | ||
| Synonyms | spreading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extension | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circulation, decentralisation, decentralization, diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, scatter, scattering, strewing | ||
English verb: spread | |||
| 1. | spread (contact) distribute or disperse widely | ||
| Samples | The invaders spread their language all over the country. | ||
| Synonyms | distribute | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deploy, diffuse, discharge, export, fan out, generalise, generalize, metastasise, metastasize, propagate, redistribute, sprawl, spread, spread out, straggle, straw, strew | ||
| Antonyms | gather, pull together, collect, garner | ||
| 2. | spread (contact) become distributed or widespread | ||
| Samples | The infection spread. Optimism spread among the population. | ||
| Synonyms | propagate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch | ||
| 3. | spread (stative) spread across or over | ||
| Samples | A big oil spot spread across the water. | ||
| Synonyms | overspread | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | continue, cover, extend | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | transgress | ||
| 4. | spread (contact) spread out or open from a closed or folded state | ||
| Samples | Open the map. Spread your arms. | ||
| Synonyms | open, spread out, unfold | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undo | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | butterfly, divaricate, exfoliate, grass, splay, uncross | ||
| Antonyms | fold, fold up, turn up | ||
| 5. | spread (communication) cause to become widely known | ||
| Samples | Spread information. Circulate a rumor. Broadcast the news. | ||
| Synonyms | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | air, bare, publicise, publicize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carry, generalise, generalize, podcast, popularise, popularize, run, sow, vulgarise, vulgarize | ||
| Cause | circulate, go around, spread | ||
| Verb group | circulate, go around, spread | ||
| 6. | spread (communication) become widely known and passed on | ||
| Samples | The rumor spread. The story went around in the office. | ||
| Synonyms | circulate, go around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Verb group | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | ||
| 7. | spread (motion) strew or distribute over an area | ||
| Samples | He spread fertilizer over the lawn. Scatter cards across the table. | ||
| Synonyms | scatter, spread out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | circulate, distribute, pass around, pass on | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | birdlime, circumfuse, distribute, lime, manure, muck | ||
| 8. | spread (motion) move outward | ||
| Samples | The soldiers fanned out. | ||
| Synonyms | diffuse, fan out, spread out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distribute, spread | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleed, creep, mantle, percolate, run | ||
| 9. | spread (contact) cover by spreading something over | ||
| Samples | Spread the bread with cheese. | ||
| Examples | They spread the bread with melted butter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | slather | ||
| 10. | spread (contact) distribute over a surface in a layer | ||
| Samples | Spread cheese on a piece of bread. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
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