i Register
In some senses, strew is marked as dated, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
strew
UK /stɹuː/ US /stɹu/
verb 4
Collocations
2ADJ.
bridal, over
STREW + NOUN
corpses, forth, sand
Definitions
verb
1
To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
to strew sand over a floor
The files had been strewn all over the floor.
2
To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
Leaves strewed the ground.
The snow which does the top of Pindus strew.
3
To spread abroad; to disseminate.
She may strew dangerous conjectures.
4
To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.
error-strewn
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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to strew sand over a floor
Wiktionary02
The files had been strewn all over the floor.
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Sweet flower, with flowers thy bridal bed I strew.
Wiktionary04
"Go, set the storm-winds free, / and sink their ships or scatter them astray, / and strew their corpses forth, to weltering waves a prey."
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