spreads in English

noun

1

the fact or process of spreading over an area.

the spread of AIDS

synonyms: expansion, proliferation, extension, growth, dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation

2

the extent, width, or area covered by something.

the male's antlers can attain a spread of six feet

synonyms: span, width, extent, stretch, reach

3

the range or variety of something.

a wide spread of ages

synonyms: range, span, spectrum, sweep, variety

4

a soft paste that can be applied in a layer to bread or other food.

Several others are use patents for direct incorporation into human foods as ingredients or spreads .

5

an article or advertisement covering several columns or pages of a newspaper or magazine, especially one on two facing pages.

a double-page spread

6

a large and impressively elaborate meal.

Fiftyish, 350-pound art dealers in suits ‘eat’ huge banquet spreads , gorging themselves with the sloppy abandon of famished Vikings, only to discover the food is merely a hallucination.

synonyms: large/elaborate meal, feast, banquet, blowout, nosh

verb

1

open out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.

I spread a towel on the sand and sat down

synonyms: lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out, straighten out, fan out, stretch out, extend, outspread

2

extend over a large or increasing area.

she stood at the window looking at the town spread out below

3

apply (a substance) to an object or surface in an even layer.

he sighed, spreading jam on a croissant

synonyms: smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, apply, put, smooth, rub

4

lay (a table) for a meal.

On November 25, 2003, we sat down with family and friends around a table spread with food we grew and said thanks.

noun

expansion, proliferation, extension, growth, dissemination, diffusion, transmission, propagation
span, width, extent, stretch, reach
expanse, area, sweep, stretch
range, span, spectrum, sweep, variety
large/elaborate meal, feast, banquet, blowout, nosh
cattle ranch, ranch, cattle farm
paste
gap
feast, banquet
scatter
bedspread, bed cover, bedcover, bed covering, counterpane
spreading

verb

lay out, extend, scatter, disseminate, smear, cover, open, propagate, circulate, distribute, overspread, diffuse
lay out, open out, unfurl, unroll, roll out, straighten out, fan out, stretch out, extend, outspread
extend, stretch (out), open out, be displayed, be exhibited, be on show, sprawl (out)
scatter, strew, disperse, distribute
disseminate, circulate, pass on, put about, communicate, diffuse, make public, make known, purvey, broadcast, publicize, propagate, promulgate, repeat, bruit about/abroad
smear, daub, plaster, slather, lather, apply, put, smooth, rub
cover, coat, layer, daub, smother
open, unfold, spread out
propagate
scatter, spread out
circulate, go around
distribute
overspread
diffuse, spread out, fan out
diffuse, disperse, propagate, broadcast, circulate, disseminate, pass around, circularize, distribute, circularise

Use "spreads" in a sentence

1. Chaos spreads.

2. Sandemanianism Spreads

3. Fighting spreads to central Mesopotamia.

4. Coltsfoot spreads by seeds and

5. True praise roots and spreads.

6. 98 Christianity Spreads to Many Nations

7. Anything that we do spreads ripples.

8. Dairy based beverages, dips, desserts, spreads

9. Introduction to Section 14 —Christianity Spreads

10. You know how a rumor spreads.

11. His name spreads all over the world.

12. African Clawed Frog Spreads Deadly Amphibian Fungus

13. It's the science of how information spreads.

14. We don't know how easily it spreads.

15. The disease spreads quickly under favourable conditions .

16. Crabgrass spreads quickly during the warm summer months

17. He spreads a rich table at our conventions.

18. The Aerogramme translates, spreads and makes an impact.

19. This legend still spreads abroad among the people.

20. Mould spreads quickly and can cover something completely.

21. As modern civilization spreads, population increases become more manageable.

22. Shop Crofters Jams, Jelly & Spreads direct from Safeway

23. As close neighbours, our relationship spreads across many layers.

24. Topside spreads very markedly over the symphysis (symphisis pelvis)

25. Bacteria gets into the lungs, spreads to the heart.

26. That was before we knew how quickly it spreads.

27. A crude oil slick quickly spreads out over water.

28. Czechs extend state of emergency as COVID spreads again.

29. Clark spreads his musical bets on Blak and Blu

30. The germ that spreads syphilis is one of these.

31. When gangrene spreads, the area must be cut off.

32. 2 As the opaqueness spreads, so does the heat!

33. The disease spreads by sexual contact between infected animals.

34. 9 Coagulate the culture essence, shows the trustworthiness spreads.

35. 18 The southern component spreads over the continental shelf.

36. And the world looks on aghast as AIDS spreads unabated.

37. Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

38. Blanket Crabgrass has short, hairy leaves and spreads by stolons

39. The Chickenpox virus spreads via personal contact, sneezing or coughing

40. Spreads air over wider area for drying, paint stripping etc.

41. On its roof, through arched frames, spreads a sunlit vista.

42. Potently the stochasticitys, there are the Brontosaurs of spreads and lighten

43. It is a severe disease of sudden onset that spreads rapidly.

44. President Hinckley, like Brigham Young, spreads the gospel and values education.

45. One of the ways the parasite spreads is through fecal matter.

46. The virus spreads when infected blood is exposed to open air.

47. Buckthorn is an invasive plant, which spreads rapidly in Minnesota woodlands

48. Spreads are narrower because people are trading that kind of stuff.

49. A macro virus spreads by infecting Microsoft Word or Excel documents.

50. This function will change over time as heat spreads throughout space.