spread

Examples

• All

• They want me to do a four-page spread - big feature on cosmetic surgery.

  The Unknown Trilogy (2008)

• What I like is that the majority of the book is one photo, one page spread per episode over the three seasons.

• When are we doing that spread for People magazine?

  Lords of Dogtown (2005)

• Maybe a two page spread.

  I Love Melvin (1953)

• A few months later, the photo spread appeared in an art magazine and then in the New Orleans Times.

  Fiction book (1995)

• A fashion spread in Marie Claire magazine...

  The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966)

• The Travel and Leisure section is doing a big spread on places to avoid like the plague.

  Scoop (2006)

• We have a Pat Parker photo spread for the first edition.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Many picture books use wordless double spreads to convey strong emotions for which words would be insufficient and inadequate.

  Academic text (2013)

• The banner visually identifies the two-page spreads, linking the articles together into a coherent story.

  Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

F

facing pages

vsspread

• Specialized

2 3.0

Two pages that are opposite each other when a book is open

is used when those pages are treated together as one layout

C

center spread

vsspread

• Jargon

1 3.9

Two pages in the middle of a magazine or newspaper showing a large photo

is a general term for any two opposite pages viewed as one layout

S

spreadhead

vsspread

• Jargon

9.9

Two pages that face each other when a book or magazine is open

is about viewing those pages as a single designed layout

Idioms

S

to spread like wildfire

• Informal

10 3.0

To become known by many people very quickly

S

to spread your wings

• Informal

6 4.2

To start living on your own and try new things

S

to spread like stink on shit

• Offensive

9.9

To spread bad news or rumors very quickly and be hard to stop

Compounds

S

spread eagle

• Jargon

5 8.3

A figure skating move with skates heel to heel and legs turned outward

S

spread-eagle

3 7.2

With arms and legs stretched wide apart when lying down or in the air

S

spread-out

2 3.5

Arranged so they cover a wide area like papers fanned on a table

R

rapid spread

2 3.7

A fast increase that affects many people or places

C

cheese spread

1 1.0

A soft food made from cheese mixed with butter, cream, or spices to spread on bread

C

center spread

• Jargon

1 3.9

Two pages in the middle of a magazine or newspaper showing a large photo

M

middle-age spread

1 6.0

A gain of fat around the waist that happens in middle age

S

spread eagle

• US

1 7.5

An image of an eagle with wings and legs spread used on the United States seal

P

picnic spread

1 2.1

A selection of food like sandwiches and fruit laid out to eat outdoors

S

spread-eagle jump

• Specialized

1 7.5

A jump with arms and legs stretched out to the sides like an eagle

S

spread head

• Jargon

9.5

A heading that goes across two facing pages in a book or magazine

How Wide

foldout

1 5.4

gatefold

• Specialized

1 9.2

spread

• Jargon

24 5.8

page

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology