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scattered
scat·tered S5134950 (skăt′ərd)adj.1. Loosely distributed; strewn: scattered grains of rice that lay on the sidewalk.2. Not thinking clearly or in an organized fashion; unfocused.3. Physics Deflected. Used especially of radiation or particles.scattered (ˈskætəd) adjspread or dispersed in an untidy or irregular wayThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | scattered - occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space; "scattered showers"; "scattered villages"distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up | | 2. |  scattered - lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"disjointed, garbled, illogical, disordered, confused, unconnected, disconnectedincoherent - without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation" |
Translationsscatter (ˈskӕtə) verb1. to (make) go or rush in different directions. The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded. (使)散開，驅散 使消散，驱散，散开 2. to throw loosely in different directions. The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road. 撒 撒ˈscattered adjective occasional; not close together. Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered. 分散的 分散的ˈscattering noun a small amount scattered here and there. a scattering of sugar. 零零落落 零零落落ˈscatterbrain noun a forgetful or unreliable person. 健忘或不可靠的人 注意力不集中的人ˈscatterbrained adjective 健忘的 不专注的scattered
be scattered to the four windsTo be dispersed across a wide area. Our family has been scattered to the four winds now that all of our kids are in college in different states.See also: four, scattered, windscattered from here to breakfastSpread out all over the place. Alludes to the notion of it taking until breakfast the next morning to gather or organize everyone or everything. I used to work with veterans in my local community, but after all these budget cuts, the vets I have to look after are scattered from here to breakfast. We've got volunteers scattered from here to breakfast looking for that missing child.See also: breakfast, here, scatteredscatter about1. To strew, distribute, or disperse things all around (some place), especially in a haphazard or aimless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "about." I leaped into the pile of leaves and scattered them about. The cat jumped onto my desk and scattered about all my important documents. I scattered my grandmother's ashes about the field, as she instructed in her will.2. To separate and distribute rays of light in many different directions. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "about." The crystal scatters the sunlight about in a myriad of colors. The gems in the cave scattered about the light from the flashlight.See also: scatterscatter around1. To strew, distribute, or disperse things all around (some place), especially in a haphazard or aimless manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "around." I leaped into the pile of leaves and scattered them around. The cat jumped onto my desk and scattered around all my important documents. I scattered my grandmother's ashes around the field, as she instructed in her will.2. To separate and distribute rays of light in many different directions. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scatter" and "around." The crystal scatters the sunlight around in a myriad of colors. The gems in the cave scattered around the light from the flashlight.See also: around, scatterscattered mod. drug intoxicated; confused by drug use. (see also scat.) Those poor kids are so scattered, they can’t even get themselves to class. scattered from here to breakfastIn disarray. It's been suggested that something that is total disorder would take the rest of the day and all through the night—that is, until breakfast—to correct. Also heard as “from Hell to breakfast.”See also: breakfast, here, scatteredscattered
scattered[′skad·ərd] (meteorology) Descriptive of a sky cover of 0.1 to 0.5 (5 to 54%), applied only when clouds or obscuring phenomena aloft are present, not applied for surface-based obscuring phenomena. scattered (SCT)As it relates to the cloud amount, it means 3 or 4 octas (5 decas) of clouds.Scattered
ScatteredUsed for listed equity securities. Unconcentrated buy or sell interest.AcronymsSeeSCTscattered
Related to scattered: scattedSynonyms for scatteredadj occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or spaceRelated Wordsadj lacking orderly continuitySynonyms- disjointed
- garbled
- illogical
- disordered
- confused
- unconnected
- disconnected
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