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Type Words
Synonyms outspread


outspread wings.
with arms spread wide.
Type Words
Synonyms scatter, spread out
Type of pass around, pass on, distribute, circulate
Has types birdlime, muck, lime, manure, circumfuse, distribute
Derivation spreader


He spread fertilizer over the lawn.
Type Words
Synonyms dispersed


eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe.
Type Words
Synonyms distribute
Has types redistribute, spread out, discharge, deploy, generalise, generalize, strew, straw, metastasise, metastasize, straggle, diffuse, sprawl, propagate, export, fan out
Derivation spreading, spreader


The invaders spread their language all over the country.
Type Words
Synonyms spreading
Type of travel, change of location
Has types invasion, irradiation, diffusion, radiation, scattering, dispersion
Type Words
Synonyms propagate
Type of move
Has types catch


the infection spread.
Optimism spread among the population.
Type Words
Synonyms spreading
Type of extension
Has types circulation, strewing, scattering, scatter, decentralisation, decentralization, diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination
Type Words
Synonyms paste
Type of condiment
Has types margarin, marshmallow fluff, peanut butter, marge, pimento butter, miso, margarine, tapenade, pate, fishpaste, garlic butter, onion butter, hommos, hoummos, hummus, humous, humus, tahini, anchovy butter, oleomargarine, shrimp butter, oleo, lobster butter, cheese spread, nut butter
Type Words
Synonyms bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, counterpane
Type of bed clothing, bedding, bedclothes
Has types coverlet, quilted bedspread
Type Words
Synonyms broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate
Type of publicize, air, bare, publicise
Has types podcast, generalise, sow, carry, generalize, vulgarize, vulgarise, popularise, run, popularize
Verb group circulate, go around
Derivation spreading


spread information.
Type Words
Synonyms gap
Type of disparity


the spread between lending and borrowing costs.
Type Words
Synonyms cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch
Type of farm
Type Words
Synonyms open, spread out, unfold
Type of undo
Has types divaricate, exfoliate, uncross, grass, butterfly, splay


spread your arms.
Type Words
Synonyms overspread
Type of cover, continue, extend
Has types transgress
Derivation spreading


A big oil spot spread across the water.
Type Words
Synonyms facing pages, spread head, spreadhead
Type of page
Has types centrefold, centre spread, centerfold, center spread
Type Words
Synonyms circulate, go around
Type of travel, move, locomote, go
Verb group distribute, circulate, propagate, disperse, diffuse, disseminate, circularise, pass around, broadcast, circularize


the rumor spread.
Type Words
Synonyms scatter
Type of dispersion, distribution
Has types diffuseness
Type Words
Synonyms banquet, feast
Type of repast, meal


they put out quite a spread.
Type Words
Synonyms diffuse, fan out, spread out
Type of distribute
Has types bleed, run, mantle, creep, percolate
Type Words
Type of cover
Has types slather
Derivation spreader


spread the bread with cheese.
Type Words


a table spread with food.
Type Words
Type of girth


she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread.
Type Words
Derivation spreader


spread cheese on a piece of bread.

Examples of spread

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Fifteen trail guides will spread out across the grounds to keep people on track.
From the dailyherald.com
Using a rubber spatula, spread mixture evenly over fish, covering it completely.
From the stltoday.com
Crews put out the fire before it spread to any other structures, McCallion said.
From the thenewstribune.com
Knowledge of her inherent peril will spread to other counties around Washington.
From the thenewstribune.com
Pianalto said that the rise in oil prices is unlikely to spread to other prices.
From the bloomberg.com
Oregon spread out the Bruins, and Jones didn't move his feet on that possession.
From the dailynews.com
Turn off the heat, transfer the stuffing to a large plate and spread it to cool.
From the denverpost.com
A worm is like a virus, but it can spread without requiring a user to launch it.
From the news10now.com
Concerns have spread beyond Wall Street, however, and into the insurance sector.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
  • Dispersed: distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe"
  • Distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"
  • Become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population"
  • Gap: a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs"
  • Prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food"
  • Spread is a 2009 film starring Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche and directed by David Mackenzie. The film was released under the name L.A. ...
  • A spread is a food that is spread with a knife onto bread, crackers, or other bread products. Spreads are added to bread products to provide flavor and texture, and are an integral part of the dish, i.e., they should be distinguished from condiments, which are optional additions. ...
  • In page layout and typography, a spread (often redundantly called a two-page spread) is the unit formed by two adjacent, facing pages in a magazine or other publication, featuring a single image (such as a photograph or piece of artwork) or a themed group of images (such as a flowchart or ...