bestrew
Scatter things over
Bestrew means to scatter or strew things over a surface: Flowers bestrewed the path.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing mainly in poetry or elevated prose.
Past tense is bestrewed or bestrewn.
The simpler strew serves the same purpose in ordinary speech.
Light scattering of particles
- spreadTo distribute widely
- disperseCause to spread apart
- sowImplant in earth
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
fling · toss · cast · distribute · pepper · dot · diffuse · intersperse
Add beauty to
- festoonOrnamental hanging chain
- bedeckTo ornament elaborately
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- ornamentThing that beautifies
embellish · deck · trim · garnish · beautify · drape · array · beribbon
Lacking organization or plan
- randomOccurring without pattern
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
uneven · patchy · disorderly · helter-skelter · chaotic · jumbled · disordered · unsystematic
sprinkle
Light scattering of particles
broadcast · fling · toss · cast · distribute · pepper · dot · diffuse · intersperse · spatter
adorn
Add beauty to
ornament · embellish · deck · trim · garnish · beautify · drape · array · beribbon · wreathe
haphazard
Lacking organization or plan
- randomOccurring without pattern
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
sporadic · uneven · patchy · disorderly · helter-skelter · chaotic · jumbled · disordered · unsystematic · erratic