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, adjective

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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, noun

Word Origin for strew

Old English streowian; related to Old Norse strā, Old High German streuwen, Latin struere to spread