spread-out
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3.5
- adjective
- /sprɛd aʊt/
- From that particular spot on the bed, she could see plainly the night sky spread out above the pines and cottonwoods.
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Watch on YouTubeThe spectrum is very spread out, and the opposite is also true.
- The spectrum is very spread out, and the opposite is also true.
- Also, the leaves are pretty sparse and really spread out.
- Of course, if you want to do something that's a little bit more like spread out hedges or grass material, you're welcome to leave them spread wide as well.
- So the wave localises from a spread out wave to a very sharply defined wave where where we see the particle.
- So, you know, it's going to be kind of spread out, but I do want to get more, more writing done.
Examples
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It seems very unusual that the three stores targeted are so spread out and not the kind of stores that have large amounts of cash on hand.
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The conference will be held in a spread-out area with tents and tables for everyone to gather.
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It's all spread out and available.
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It's really different, and makes me realize how much I like taking notes at a desk with things spread out before me.
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Let's spread out this blanket for you.
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So my husband Chris came into the kitchen where I'm working at that table back there and had everything spread out, just stuff everywhere.
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I looked at her there on her white pillow, her hair all spread out like a fan, and I thought about June's father.
Fiction book (1993) -
There are inherent challenges in providing prompt service to a geographically huge country with a relatively small, spread-out population.
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For example, while the age spread of smartphone ownership peaks between 25 and 34 and falls sharply as age progresses, tablet ownership is much more spread out.
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In the park, families enjoyed a spread-out picnic with food and games covering the grass.
Synonyms
137
3.5
Spread over a wide area and not close together
74
3.3
Fully opened and stretched out over an area
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4.4
Spreading out over a large area in an untidy way like a city or tree branches
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3.0
Spread out far across a large area
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3.8
Spread out across an area or shared among many people
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4.2
Spread out across a wide area
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4.3
Spread out like an open fan
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5.5
Stretched wide over a large area
Antonyms
How Wide
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6.3
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4.1
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4.1
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3.5
137
3.5
80
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spread-out comes from the common verb spread ('stretch' or 'open') plus out ('away' or 'wide'). So something spread-out is opened or stretched so it covers a wide area or looks like a fan.