English dictionary
spread
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- distributed or spread over a considerable extent
adjective
- fully extended in width
adjective
- prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out
noun
- act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
noun
- decorative cover for a bed
noun
- farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
noun
- a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
noun
- a haphazard distribution in all directions
noun
- the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
noun
- two facing pages of a book or other publication
noun
- process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
noun
- a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
noun
- a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
verb
- cause to become widely known
verb
- become widely known and passed on
verb
- distribute or disperse widely
verb
- become distributed or widespread
verb
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
verb
- distribute over a surface in a layer
verb
- cover by spreading something over
verb
- move outward
verb
- strew or distribute over an area
verb
- spread across or over
Example sentences
has ties with many widely dispersed friends
eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe
outspread wings
with arms spread wide
a table spread with food
gap between income and outgo
the spread between lending and borrowing costs
she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread
a banquet for the graduating seniors
the Thanksgiving feast
they put out quite a spread
spread information
circulate a rumor
broadcast the news
the rumor spread
the story went around in the office
The invaders spread their language all over the country
the infection spread
Optimism spread among the population
open the map
spread your arms
spread cheese on a piece of bread
spread the bread with cheese
The soldiers fanned out
He spread fertilizer over the lawn
scatter cards across the table
A big oil spot spread across the water