strew
[ stroo ]
/ stru /
verb (used with object), strewed, strewn [stroon] /strun/ or strewed, strew·ing.
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.
to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something scattered or sprinkled: to strew a floor with sawdust.
to be scattered or sprinkled over (a surface): Sawdust strewed the floor.
to spread widely; disseminate: to strew rumors among the troops.
Origin of strew
before 1000; Middle English
strewen, Old English
strewian; cognate with German
streuen, Old Norse
strā, Gothic
straujan; akin to Latin
sternere to spread (see
stratum)
OTHER WORDS FROM strew
strew·er, noun un·der·strew, verb (used with object), un·der·strewed, un·der·strewn or un·der·strewed, un·der·strew·ing. un·strewed, adjective un·strewn, adjectiveWords nearby strew
stretford,
stretta,
stretto,
streusel,
streuselkuchen,
strew,
strewment,
strewth,
stria,
striae atrophicae,
striae gravidarum
Example sentences from the Web for strewn
British Dictionary definitions for strewn
strew
/ (struː) /
verb strews, strewing, strewed, strewn or strewed
to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area
Derived forms of strew
strewer, nounWord Origin for strew
Old English
streowian; related to Old Norse
strā, Old High German
streuwen, Latin
struere to spread