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Quick definitions from WordNet (spread)
▸ noun: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
▸ noun: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) ("She exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread")
▸ 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 tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
▸ 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 ("The spread between lending and borrowing costs")
▸ noun: a haphazard distribution in all directions
▸ noun: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed ("They put out quite a spread")
▸ noun: decorative cover for a bed
▸ verb: strew or distribute over an area ("He spread fertilizer over the lawn")
▸ verb: spread across or over ("A big oil spot spread across the water")
▸ verb: distribute or disperse widely ("The invaders spread their language all over the country")
▸ verb: become distributed or widespread ("The infection spread")
▸ verb: distribute over a surface in a layer ("Spread cheese on a piece of bread")
▸ verb: cover by spreading something over ("Spread the bread with cheese")
▸ verb: move outward
▸ verb: become widely known and passed on ("The rumor spread")
▸ verb: spread out or open from a closed or folded state ("Spread your arms")
▸ verb: cause to become widely known ("Spread information")
▸ adjective: prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out ("A table spread with food")
▸ adjective: fully extended in width ("Outspread wings")
▸ adjective: distributed or spread over a considerable extent ("Eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe")
▸ Also see spreads
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to spread
▸ Usage examples for spread
▸ Idioms related to spread (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing spread
▸ Popular nouns described by spread
▸ Words that often appear near spread
▸ Rhymes of spread
▸ Invented words related to spread
▸ noun: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
▸ noun: the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age) ("She exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread")
▸ 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 tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers
▸ 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 ("The spread between lending and borrowing costs")
▸ noun: a haphazard distribution in all directions
▸ noun: a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed ("They put out quite a spread")
▸ noun: decorative cover for a bed
▸ verb: strew or distribute over an area ("He spread fertilizer over the lawn")
▸ verb: spread across or over ("A big oil spot spread across the water")
▸ verb: distribute or disperse widely ("The invaders spread their language all over the country")
▸ verb: become distributed or widespread ("The infection spread")
▸ verb: distribute over a surface in a layer ("Spread cheese on a piece of bread")
▸ verb: cover by spreading something over ("Spread the bread with cheese")
▸ verb: move outward
▸ verb: become widely known and passed on ("The rumor spread")
▸ verb: spread out or open from a closed or folded state ("Spread your arms")
▸ verb: cause to become widely known ("Spread information")
▸ adjective: prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out ("A table spread with food")
▸ adjective: fully extended in width ("Outspread wings")
▸ adjective: distributed or spread over a considerable extent ("Eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe")
▸ Also see spreads
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to spread
▸ Usage examples for spread
▸ Idioms related to spread (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing spread
▸ Popular nouns described by spread
▸ Words that often appear near spread
▸ Rhymes of spread
▸ Invented words related to spread