strew

Meaning

To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
To spread abroad; to disseminate.
To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.

scatter

sprinkle

strow

grow over

make a bed

spread over

throw about

pour upon

water

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disject

scatter here and there

scatter over

scattered in disorder

mound over

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɹuː/

From Middle English strewen, strawen, streowen, from Old English strewian, strēawian, strēowian (“to strew, scatter”), from Proto-West Germanic *strauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną (“to strew”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, scatter”). Cognates Cognate with Scots strow, straw (“to strew”), West Frisian streauwe (“to strew”), Dutch strooien (“to strew, scatter, sprinkle”), German streuen (“to strew, scatter”), Swedish strö (“to strew”), Icelandic strá (“to strew”), Norwegian Nynorsk strå (“to strew”).