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strews

strews is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strew.

Meaning of strew

Verb

strew (third-person singular simple present strews, present participle strewing, simple past strewed, past participle strewn or strewed)

  1. (dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
    • to strew sand over a floor
  2. (archaic) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
    • Leaves strewed the ground.
  3. (archaic, transitive) To spread abroad; to disseminate.
    • She may strew dangerous conjectures.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  4. To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.
    • error-strewn

Questions about strews

What is strews the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Strews is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strew.

Words near strews in the dictionary

  1. strewn
  2. strewn field
  3. strewn fields
  4. strewnfield
  5. strewnfields
  6. strews
  7. strewth
  8. Strey
  9. Streymoy
  10. streyne
  11. streyned

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