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Definitions for bestrew
bɪˈstrube·strew
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Princeton's WordNet
bestrewverb
cover by strewing
Wiktionary
bestrewverb
To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there.
bestrewverb
To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing.
Etymology: From bistrewen, from bestreowian, equivalent to. Cognate with bestrooien, bestreuen, beströ.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Bestrewverb
particip. pass. bestrewed, or bestrown. To sprinkle over.
Etymology: from strew.
So thick bestrown,
Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood. Par. Lost, b. i.
Webster Dictionary
Bestrewverb
to strew or scatter over; to besprinkle.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bestrew
be-strōō′, v.t. to strew or scatter loosely over:—pa.p. bestrewed′, bestrōwn′, bestrewn′ (with).
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bestrew in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bestrew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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