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Word: Spread
Speech Type: Verb
Old English -sprǣdan (used in combinations), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch spreiden and German spreiten
sprɛd
open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length
Short Definition:open out something so as to extend its surface area or length
Examples:- I spread a towel on the sand and sat down
- she helped Colin to spread out the map
extend over a large or increasing area
Short Definition:extend over large or increasing area
Examples:- rain over north-west Scotland will spread south-east during the day
apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer
Short Definition:apply substance to object or surface in even layer
Examples:- he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant
lay (a table) for a meal.
Short Definition:lay table for meal
Word: Spread
Speech Type: Noun
sprɛd
the fact or process of spreading over an area
Short Definition:fact or process of spreading over area
Examples:- warmer temperatures could help reduce the spread of the disease
- the spread of the urban population into rural areas
the extent, width, or area covered by something
Short Definition:extent, width, or area covered by something
Examples:- the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet
the range or variety of something
Short Definition:range or variety of something
Examples:- a wide spread of ages
a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food
Short Definition:soft paste that can be applied in layer to bread
Examples:- low-fat spreads
- cheese spread
an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages
Short Definition:article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of newspaper or magazine
Examples:- a double-page spread
a large and impressively elaborate meal
Short Definition:large and impressively elaborate meal
Examples:- his mother laid on a huge spread
a bedspread
Short Definition:bedspread
Examples:- a patchwork spread
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