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Definitions for Strew

[1] to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle: to strew seed in a garden bed.
[2] to cover or overspread (a surface, place, etc.) with something scattered or sprinkled: to strew a floor with sawdust.
[3] to be scattered or sprinkled over (a surface): Sawdust strewed the floor.
[4] to spread widely; disseminate: to strew rumors among the troops.
[5] to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area

Words related to Strew

sprinkle, scatter, toss, cover

Words nearby Strew

stretford, stretta, stretto, streusel, streuselkuchen, strew, strewment, strewth, stria, striae atrophicae, striae gravidarum

Origin of Strew

before 1000; Middle English strewen, Old English strewian; cognate with German streuen, Old Norse strā, Gothic straujan; akin to Latin sternere to spread (see stratum)

Other words from Strew

strew·er , noun
un·der·strew , verb (used with object), un·der·strewed, un·der·strewn or un·der·strewed, un·der·strew·ing.
un·strewed , adjective
un·strewn , adjective

Word origin for Strew

Old English streowian; related to Old Norse strā, Old High German streuwen, Latin struere to spread

Synonyms for Strew

scatter, sprinkle, cover, toss