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How to pronounce spreader in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms broadcaster
Type of mechanical device
Derivation spread
Type Words
Type of hand tool
Derivation spread


he used his knife as a spreader.

Examples of spreader

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If a verticutter does not have a seed box, use a spreader to broadcast the seed.
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Use a silicone spreader to distribute Concanavalin A solution on a Teflon slide.
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Unfortunately, Author Lederer is a heat generator rather than a light spreader.
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While not as rampant a spreader as Herman's Pride, sweet woodruff can be annoying.
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Haven't tried looking at the site from a Windoze box as won't use malware spreader.
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When applying fertiliser always use a spreader to help reduce black streaks.
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You might get a better texture for the spreader by using the mixed compost.
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Effectively, it's like standing before a muck spreader and waiting to be hit by a diamond.
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I am wondering if compost can be applied to a lawn with a drop spreader?
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More examples
  • A hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader"
  • Broadcaster: a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
  • The spreader is a device used for lifting containers and unitized cargo.
  • A spreader is a spar on a sailboat used to deflect the shrouds to allow them to better support the mast. Often, there are multiples, called spreaders. The spreader or spreaders serve much the same purpose as the crosstrees and tops in a traditional sailing vessel.
  • (Spreaders) Horizontal struts which hold out shrouds.
  • (Spreaders) Allow you to attach more than one mailbox to a post mount.
  • (Spreaders) Metal bars fitted to the bow of a square rigged ship to give more spread to the tacks of the fore sails.
  • Small spars extending toward the sides from one or more places along the mast. The shrouds cross the end of the spreaders, enabling the shrouds to better support the mast.
  • Refers to a stitch formation device used in overedge, coverstitch, blindstitch, and buttonsewing machines. Spreaders carry another thread to a position so it can be entered by another stitch forming device. Except for coverstitch machines, a spreader does not have its own source of thread.