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What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
Joseph Addison

Meaning of "scattered" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCATTERED

scattered  [ˈskætəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCATTERED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scattered is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCATTERED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Scattered

Scattered may refer to: ▪ Scattered, a rave party based in Sydney, Australia ▪ Scattered radiation ▪ "Scattered", a 2005 Battlestar Galactica episode ▪ Scattered, a 2010 album by The Handsome Family ▪ Scattered, a song by Ace Young ▪ "Scattered", a song by Green Day from Nimrod...

Definition of scattered in the English dictionary

The definition of scattered in the dictionary is spread or dispersed in an untidy or irregular way.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCATTERED


bastard
ˈbɑːstəd
battered
ˈbætəd
busted
ˈbʌstəd
centered
ˈsɛntəd
centred
ˈsɛntəd
chartered
ˈtʃɑːtəd
clustered
ˈklʌstəd
custard
ˈkʌstəd
embittered
ɪmˈbɪtəd
flattered
ˈflætəd
headquartered
ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəd
it´d
ˈɪtəd
mustard
ˈmʌstəd
registered
ˈrɛdʒɪstəd
sheltered
ˈʃɛltəd
tattered
ˈtætəd
that´d
ˈðætəd
unbattered
ʌnˈbætəd
unregistered
ʌnˈrɛdʒɪstəd
upholstered
ʌpˈhəʊlstəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCATTERED

scatter
scatter cushion
scatter diagram
scatter pin
scatter rug
scatter-gun
scatterable
scatteration
scatterbrain
scatterbrained
scattered showers
scatteredly
scatterer
scattergood
scattergram
scattering
scatteringly
scatterling
scattermouch
scattershot

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCATTERED

buttered
cluttered
considered
cratered
flustered
lettered
littered
plastered
quartered
self-administered
self-centered
sequestered
shattered
shuttered
unchartered
uncluttered
unfettered
unfiltered
unlettered
unmetered
watered

Synonyms and antonyms of scattered in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCATTERED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scattered» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scattered

Translation of «scattered» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCATTERED

Find out the translation of scattered to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scattered from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scattered» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

分散的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disperso
570 millions of speakers

English

scattered
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिखरे हुए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبعثرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разбросаны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espalhado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিক্ষিপ্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épars
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertaburan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verstreut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

散らかった
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

산발적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kasebar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rải rác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पसरलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dağınık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sparpagliato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozproszone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розкидані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împrăștiat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάσπαρτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verspreid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spridda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spredt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scattered

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTERED»

The term «scattered» is very widely used and occupies the 13.493 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTERED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scattered

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10 QUOTES WITH «SCATTERED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scattered.
1
Lascelles Abercrombie
The world knows of a vast stock of epic material scattered up and down the nations; sometimes its artistic value is as extraordinary as its archaeological interest, but not always.
2
Joseph Addison
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.
3
Robert T. Bakker
One of my major goals is to develop a web of the small Wyoming museums and create a major museum system. There are about eight of these museums, and they are all scattered.
4
David Baldacci
I'm scattered, and then that last hundred pages, bam, I'm a laser.
5
William Wells Brown
I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its ruins the temple of liberty. I have brothers in slavery. I have seen chains placed on their limbs and beheld them captive.
6
Georg Buchner
The stars are scattered all over the sky like shimmering tears, there must be great pain in the eye from which they trickled.
7
Albert Camus
There is in me an anarchy and frightful disorder. Creating makes me die a thousand deaths, because it means making order, and my entire being rebels against order. But without it I would die, scattered to the winds.
8
Eugene Cernan
NASA has been scattered to the four winds.
9
Chip Conley
My life is scattered and busy. I think of my home as a resort. When I step through the door, I feel relaxed. I almost feel like I've taken a vacation.
10
Annie Dillard
According to Inuit culture in Greenland, a person possesses six or seven souls. The souls take the form of tiny people scattered throughout the body.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCATTERED»

Discover the use of scattered in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scattered and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and ...
In Scattered, he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults.
Gabor Mate, 2000
2
Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" ...
Helpful worksheets and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Small changes can add up to big improvements--this empowering book shows how.
Peg Dawson, Richard Guare, 2011
3
Scattered Hegemonies: Postmodernity and Transnational ...
Extrait de la couverture : " 'Those of us who take intellectual production as a site for politics badly need the kind of profound and sophisticated thinking that went into this collection.
Inderpal Grewal, Caren Kaplan, 1994
4
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Gabor Mate, M.D., 2011
5
Scattered Data Approximation
Many practical applications require the reconstruction of a multivariate function from discrete, unstructured data. This book gives a self-contained, complete introduction into this subject.
Holger Wendland, 2004
6
Smart but Scattered Teens: The "Executive Skills" Program ...
This positive guide provides a science-based program for promoting teens' independence by building their executive skills--the fundamental brain-based abilities needed to get organized, stay focused, and control impulses and emotions.
Richard Guare, Peg Dawson, Colin Guare, 2012
7
The Scattered Pearls: A History of Syriac Literature and ...
Western scholarship has been deprived of this work for decades as it was available only in the original Arabic, and later in a Syriac translation by Dolabani (1967).
Ighnāṭyūs Afrām I (Patriarch of Antioch), Matti Moosa, 2003
8
Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants
Scattered Sand is the result of her travels: a finely wrought portrait of those left behind by China’s dramatic social and economic advances.
Hsiao-Hung Pai, 2012
9
Scattered Leaves
Sent to live with her great-aunt, Jordan March finds a friend in the person of Alanis King, the teenage granddaughter of the rundown farm's handyman, who helps Jordan unearth more of her family's dark secrets.
Virginia C. Andrews, 2007
10
Scattered Petals (Texas Dreams Book #2): A Novel
I highly recommend this poignant novel."--Vickie McDonough, award-winning author, Texas Boardinghouse Brides series Amanda Cabot is an accomplished author under various pen names and a popular speaker.
Amanda Cabot, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCATTERED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scattered is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tuesday's VIPIR Forecast: More scattered storms
Another chance for storms… Expect scattered showers and storms mixed in throughout today with partly to mostly cloudy skies. Like yesterday, rain chances will ... «wtkr.com, Jul 15»
2
Scattered Storms Ahead of Possible Heat Wave
Scattered thunderstorms and showers forecasted into the evening Sunday will be followed by a spike in temperature and a possible heat wave this week. «NBC Connecticut, Jul 15»
3
Chris Bailey's Forecast | Scattered storms return for Thursday
This will throw scattered showers and storms into the region by late tonight. Areas across southern Kentucky have the greatest risk for rain. The farther north you ... «WKYT, Jul 15»
4
Scattered Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms in Store
A shortwave trough moving over New England will trigger showers and isolated thunderstorms through late this evening. Not everyone will see rain, these ... «NECN, Jul 15»
5
Scattered showers likely Saturday
RICHMOND, Va. — Skies will remain mostly cloudy through much of the afternoon, and while it won't rain all the time, there will be a few scattered showers and ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
6
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms this weekend
SUNDAY: Skies will be mostly cloudy for the end of our weekend, with widely scattered rain showers and thunderstorm possible, and high temperatures around ... «WTVQ, Jul 15»
7
Scattered showers possible through July 4th
A front has stalled to the south of Baltimore and multiple low pressures will travel along it, which means chances for scattered showers and thunder stays in the ... «WBAL Baltimore, Jul 15»
8
Chances for scattered thundershowers will linger throughout the week
DES MOINES, Iowa —Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible throughout the evening Sunday across the state. The National Weather Service has ... «KCCI Des Moines, Jun 15»
9
Outages, scattered damage reported in southern New England
BOSTON — Thousands were without power in central Connecticut and scattered damage reported across southern New England after storms that led to tornado ... «Boston Herald, Jun 15»
10
Joe's Forecast: Hot & humid tomorrow; Scattered storms possible
Ahead of the front, scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible. A few of the storms may produce damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph and heavy ... «WGAL Lancaster, Jun 15»

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