strew
Meaning of strew
verb
- scatter or spread (things) untidily over a surface or area.
a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor
Old English stre(o)wian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch strooien, German streuen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sternere ‘lay flat’.
Information about strew
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of strew is: strews.
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Hyphenation of strew
strew
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- strew is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
strew synonyms
Meaning straw:
Meaning cover (a surface) with objects thrown or spread randomly over it:
Meaning distribute or disperse (something) over an area:
Meaning distribute or spread over a wide area:
Meaning occur throughout an area:
Meaning make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about:
Meaning throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually:
Meaning scatter or pour (small drops or particles of a substance) over an object or surface:
Meaning plant (seed) by scattering it on or in the earth:
Meaning scatter (seeds) by hand or machine rather than placing in drills or rows:
Meaning cover or partly cover (a surface) with scattered objects:
Meaning sprinkle all over with small drops or amounts of a substance:
strew antonyms
Meaning come together; assemble or accumulate:
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Words that rhyme with strew
Trew, trew, bestrew, overstrew, understrew
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