[ noun ]
■ act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
→
spreading
[ noun ]
■ decorative cover for a bed
→
bed cover
,
bed covering
,
bedcover
,
bedspread
,
counterpane
[ noun ]
■ farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
→
cattle farm
,
cattle ranch
,
ranch
[ noun ]
■ a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
e.g.)
・the spread between lending and borrowing costs
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gap
[ noun ]
■ a haphazard distribution in all directions
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scatter
[ noun ]
■ the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
e.g.)
・she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread
[ noun ]
■ two facing pages of a book or other publication
→
facing pages
,
spread head
,
spreadhead
[ noun ]
■ process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
→
spreading
[ noun ]
■ a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
e.g.)
・they put out quite a spread
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banquet
,
feast
[ noun ]
■ a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes
→
paste
[ verb ]
■ cause to become widely known
e.g.)
・spread information
→
broadcast
,
circularise
,
circularize
,
circulate
,
diffuse
,
disperse
,
disseminate
,
distribute
,
pass around
,
propagate
[ verb ]
■ become widely known and passed on
e.g.)
・the rumor spread
→
circulate
,
go around
[ verb ]
■ distribute or disperse widely
e.g.)
・The invaders spread their language all over the country
→
distribute
[ verb ]
■ become distributed or widespread
e.g.)
・the infection spread
・Optimism spread among the population
→
propagate
[ verb ]
■ spread out or open from a closed or folded state
e.g.)
・spread your arms
→
open
,
spread out
,
unfold
[ verb ]
■ distribute over a surface in a layer
e.g.)
・spread cheese on a piece of bread
[ verb ]
■ cover by spreading something over
e.g.)
・spread the bread with cheese
[ verb ]
■ move outward
→
diffuse
,
fan out
,
spread out
[ verb ]
■ strew or distribute over an area
e.g.)
・He spread fertilizer over the lawn
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scatter
,
spread out
[ verb ]
■ spread across or over
e.g.)
・A big oil spot spread across the water
→
overspread
[ adjective satellite ]
■ distributed or spread over a considerable extent
e.g.)
・eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe
→
dispersed
[ adjective satellite ]
■ fully extended in width
e.g.)
・outspread wings
・with arms spread wide
→
outspread
[ adjective satellite ]
■ prepared or arranged for a meal
■ especially having food set out
e.g.)
・a table spread with food
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