scatters
Spreads in disarray
Scatters is the verb scatter in the third person singular: She scatters birdseed across the lawn.
To scatter is to throw or distribute things loosely over an area, or to disperse in different directions: The crowd scatters when the rain starts.
As a noun, scatters refers to things distributed randomly or sparsely: scatters of wildflowers across the hillside.
To distribute widely
- dispelCause to vanish
- dissipateGradually fade away
- disbandFormally end a group
- distributeDivide and deliver
separate · diverge · diffuse · break up · fan out · spray · strew · fling
Embryonic plant capsule
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- fieldArea of specialty
fertilize · germinate · cultivate · distribute · plant · spread · overseed · reseed
Untidy collection of items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- disorganizationAbsence of systematic arrangement
disorder · disarray · strewn · littered · haphazard · random · helter-skelter · pell-mell
Storyline or land parcel
- graphVisual data display
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
- outlierDistant data point
cluster · regression · variance · datapoint · visualization · chart · statistical · bivariate
spread
To distribute widely
distribute · separate · diverge · diffuse · break up · fan out · spray · strew · fling · throw
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
field · fertilize · germinate · cultivate · distribute · plant · spread · overseed · reseed · drill
clutter
Untidy collection of items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
disorganization · disorder · disarray · strewn · littered · haphazard · random · helter-skelter · pell-mell · higgledy-piggledy
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- graphVisual data display
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- correlationStatistical relationship measure
outlier · cluster · regression · variance · datapoint · visualization · chart · statistical · bivariate · trend
refract
Bend light at boundary
glitter · shimmer · dapple · flicker · glint · twinkle · reflect · dispersion · rainbow · spectrum
scattersgathers
Accumulates or collects
collects · concentrates · clusters · amasses · accumulates
- scattered showersIsolated light rainfalls
- scattered thoughtsUnfocused, disorganized mental activity
- scattered to the winds
- scattered remains
- scattered cloudsIntermittent sky coverage
- scattering ashesDistributing cremated remains outdoors
scatter, scattered, scattering, scatterbrain, scatterbrained, scattershot, scatterplot, scattergun, scattergram