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unspread

unspread adjective: not spread.

Adjective

unspread (not comparable)

  1. Not spread.

Verb

unspread (third-person singular simple present unspreads, present participle unspreading, simple past and past participle unspread)

  1. (transitive) To undo the spread of.
    • A rumour is as hard to unspread as butter.

Forms of unspread

third-person singular presentunspreads
present participleunspreading
past participleunspread
pastunspread

Origin of unspread

From un- + spread.

Questions about unspread

What does unspread mean?
Unspread means not spread.
What part of speech is unspread?
Unspread can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near unspread in the dictionary

  1. unspouted
  2. unsprained
  3. unsprang
  4. unsprayable
  5. unsprayed
  6. unspread
  7. unspreadable
  8. unspreading
  9. unspreads
  10. unsprightliness
  11. unsprightly

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