spread

spread

noun

Definition of SPREAD

1

a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed <bought a brightly colored spread for summer>

Synonyms bedcover (also bedcovering), bedspread, coverlet, hap [dialect], spread

Related Words comforter, puff, quilt; bedclothes, bedding, clothes

2

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment <they really know how to put out a good spread>

Synonyms banquet, dinner, feed, regale, spread

Related Words chow, mess, repast, table; blowout, carnival, festival, fete (or f{ecirc}te), gala, party, shindig; festivity; barbecue, clambake, cookout, fry, luau, roast; buffet, luncheon, smorgasbord

3

a wide space or area <a vast spread of land just waiting to be settled>

Synonyms breadth, distance, expansion, extent, field, length, plain, reach, sheet, spread, stretch, waste

Related Words domain, sphere, territory; compass, range, scope, sweep; gamut, scale, spectrum; depth, emptiness, void; extension, latitude, span; amplitude, immensity, magnitude

4

the distance or extent between possible extremes <the spread of grades was from 15 to 79 on that quiz>

Synonyms diapason, gamut, scale, spectrum, spread, stretch

Related Words measure, pitch, scale; ambit, amplitude, compass, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

5

the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects <a spread of nearly 100 miles between farms>

Synonyms lead, length, remove, spacing, spread, stretch, way

Related Words altitude, area, breadth, depth, height, rise, space, volume, width; extension, extent; cast, range, reach, scope, shot, sweep, throw; drop, fall, flight, haul; berth, clearance