Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb strew
1 of 2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> bestrew
=> litter
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb strew
1 of 2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> bestrew
=> litter
Entailment of verb strew
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb strew
2 senses of strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> spread, distribute
Sense 2
strew
=> cover, spread over
Familiarity of verb strew
strew used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb strew
Sense 1
strew, straw
=> spread, distribute
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Sense 2
strew
=> cover, spread over
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Overview of verb strew
The verb strew has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) strew, straw -- (spread by scattering; "strew toys all over the carpet" ("straw" is archaic))
2. (1) strew -- (cover; be dispersed over "Dead bodies strewed the ground")
Overview of adj strewn
The adj strewn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) strewn -- ((used with `with' or in combination) covered by or as if by something scattered over or on "the forest floor strewn with boulders"; "the petal-strewn aisle")
2. (1) scattered, strewn -- (being distributed here and there without order "scattered leaves littered the sidewalk"; "don't forget to pick up the clothes lying strewn all over the floor")
Antonyms of adj strewn
2 senses of strewn
Sense 1
strewn
INDIRECT (VIA covered) -> uncovered
Sense 2
scattered, strewn
INDIRECT (VIA distributed) -> concentrated
Similarity of adj strewn
2 senses of strewn
Sense 1
strewn
=> covered (vs. uncovered)
Sense 2
scattered, strewn
=> distributed (vs. concentrated)
Attributes of adj strewn
Familiarity of adj strewn
strewn used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj strewn
strewn
Overview of verb strew
The verb strew has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) strew, straw -- (spread by scattering; "strew toys all over the carpet" ("straw" is archaic))
2. (1) strew -- (cover; be dispersed over "Dead bodies strewed the ground")
Overview of adj strewn
The adj strewn has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) strewn -- ((used with `with' or in combination) covered by or as if by something scattered over or on "the forest floor strewn with boulders"; "the petal-strewn aisle")
2. (1) scattered, strewn -- (being distributed here and there without order "scattered leaves littered the sidewalk"; "don't forget to pick up the clothes lying strewn all over the floor")
strewn definition
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