scatter
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- n a haphazard distribution in all directions
- n the act of scattering
- v to cause to separate and go in different directions
She waved her hand and scattered the crowds - v move away from each other;
The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached - v distribute loosely
He scattered gun powder under the wagon - v sow by scattering
scatter seeds - v cause to separate
- v strew or distribute over an area
scatter cards across the table
- They would scatter widely, then concentrate again.
- One of Atala's colleagues had the bright idea that if a printer can spray tiny bits of ink in a pre-set pattern, why couldn't that same technique be used to scatter cells into pre .
- He went to Hawaii to help the family scatter the ashes over the Pacific.