Definition of spread

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Spread (v. i.) To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals spread with difficulty..

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Diffusivity :: Diffusivity (n.) Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium..
Cerate :: Cerate (n.) An unctuous preparation for external application, of a consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin..
Pervade :: Pervade (v. t.) To pass or spread through the whole extent of; to be diffused throughout.
Infoliate :: Infoliate (v. t.) To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves..
Diffusibility :: Diffusibility (n.) The quality of being diffusible; capability of being poured or spread out.
Multiply :: Multiply (v. i.) To increase in extent and influence; to spread.
Tuft :: Tuft (n.) A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed..
Flaunt :: Flaunt (v. i.) To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show..
Flare :: Flare (n.) A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace..
Disseminator :: Disseminator (n.) One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates; as, disseminators of disease..
Pounce :: Pounce (n.) A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript..
Pervasive :: Pervasive (a.) Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of a pervading quality..
Spread :: Spread (v. t.) To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to spread a disease..
Strewing :: Strewing (n.) The act of scattering or spreading.
Flare :: Flare (v. i.) To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare..
Habit :: Habit (n.) The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body..
Gulgul :: Gulgul (n.) A cement made in India from sea shells, pulverized and mixed with oil, and spread over a ship's bottom, to prevent the boring of worms..
Widen :: Widen (v. i.) To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt..
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