Definitions for scatter
ˈskæt ərscat·ter

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scatter, spread(noun)

   a haphazard distribution in all directions

2. scatter, scattering, strewing(verb)

   the act of scattering

3. disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter(verb)

   to cause to separate and go in different directions

   "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"

4. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out(verb)

   move away from each other

   "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

5. scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse(verb)

   distribute loosely

   "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

6. scatter(verb)

   sow by scattering

   "scatter seeds"

7. break up, disperse, scatter(verb)

   cause to separate

   "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

8. spread, scatter, spread out(verb)

   strew or distribute over an area

   "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scatter(Verb)

   To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

2. scatter(Verb)

   To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

   Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.

3. scatter(Verb)

   To deflect (radiation or particles).

4. scatter(Verb)

   To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.

Origin: From scateren, from sceaterian, probably from a dialect of Old Norse. Compare Low German schateren, Dutch schateren and Norwegian skratte ('to burst out laughing').

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scatter(verb)

   to strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order

2. Scatter(verb)

   to cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse

3. Scatter(verb)

   hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like

4. Scatter(verb)

   to be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Scatter

   skat′ėr, v.t. to disperse in all directions: to throw loosely about: to strew: to sprinkle: to dispel: to put to flight: to drop: to throw shot too loosely.—v.i. to be dispersed or dissipated.—n. Scatt′erbrain, a thoughtless, giddy person.—adjs. Scatt′er-brained, giddy; Scatt′ered, widely separated: wandering: distracted: irregular.—ns. Scatt′erer, one who or that which scatters; Scatt′er-good, a spendthrift; Scatt′er-gun, a shot-gun; Scatt′ering, something scattered: dispersion: that which has been scattered: the irregular reflection of light from a surface not perfectly smooth.—adj. dispersing: rare, sporadic: diversified.—adv. Scatt′eringly, in a dispersed manner: here and there.—ns. Scatt′erling (Spens.), one who has no fixed abode: a vagabond; Scatt′ermouch, any Latin or Levantine, in Pacific slang.—adj. Scatt′ery, dispersed: sparse: few and far between. [A.S. scateran, scaterian; cf. Shatter.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'scatter' in Verbs Frequency: #833

How to pronounce scatter?

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scatter in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scatter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scatter in a Sentence

1. Italian Proverb:

   If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.

2. Hau Kha:

   They fire artillery, there are often casualties and the civilians scatter into the jungle.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

4. Saadi Shirazi:

   Be thou generous, and gentle, and forgiving; as God hath scattered upon thee, scatter thou upon others.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us.

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