strew

strew

verb \ˈstrü\

strewedstrewed or strewn\ˈstrün\strew·ing

Definition of STREW

transitive verb

1

: to spread by scattering

2

: to cover by or as if by scattering something <strewing the highways with litter>

3

: to become dispersed over as if scattered

4

: to spread abroad : disseminate

Examples of STREW

1. She strewed the birdseed on the ground.
2. <sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers>

Origin of STREW

Middle English strewen, strowen, from Old English strewian, strēowian; akin to Old High German strewen to strew, Latin struere to heap up, sternere to spread out, Greek stornynai

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to STREW

Synonyms: bestrew, dot, pepper, sow, spot, spray, sprinkle, scatter

Related Words: blanket, drizzle, dust; stud; dapple, fleck, speckle, stipple; bespatter, spatter

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Rhymes with STREW

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo