- scatter⇄noun scatterer.
- scatter⇄noun 1. the act or fact of scattering.
Ex. There was a general scatter of the party who had come to see the duel (Samuel Lover).
2. anything that is scattered.
Ex. significant rock formations on the scatter of islands west of Ellesmere - scatter⇄scatter, verb, noun.
- scatter⇄v.i. to separate and go in different directions.
Ex. The hens scattered in fright when the truck honked at them. - scatter⇄v.t. 1. to throw here and there; sprinkle.
Ex. The farmer scattered corn for the chickens. Scatter ashes on the icy sidewalk.
(SYN) strew, sow.
2. to distribute here and there.
Ex. So long as works of art are scattered through t