Scatter and Sow

Scatter

Scatter verb - To cover by or as if by scattering something over or on.
Usage example: the hillside was scattered with boulders deposited by the last ice age

Sow is a synonym for scatter in activity topic. In some cases you can use "Sow" instead a verb "Scatter", when it comes to topics like distribute, strew, sprinkle, throw about. popular alternative

Sow

Sow verb - To cover by or as if by scattering something over or on.
Usage example: sow the fields with maize in early spring, and the crop should be ready by late summer
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Synonyms for Sow

Scatter is a synonym for sow in activity topic. You can use "Scatter" instead a verb "Sow", if it concerns topics such as distribute, plant. popular alternative

Nearby Words: sowed, sown, sower, sowing

Common collocations

blood scatter blood sow blood
seeds scatter seeds sow seeds
allies scatter allies sow allies
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