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scattered   (TTS Sound)

The verb scatter has 6 senses

• disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter -- (to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds")


• disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out -- (move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";)


• scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse -- (distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon")


• scatter -- (sow by scattering; "scatter seeds")


• break up, disperse, scatter -- (cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles")


• spread, scatter, spread out -- (strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table")

The adj scattered has 2 senses

• scattered -- (occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages")


• confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected -- (lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts")