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SPREADER
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Irregular inflected form: spreader
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
Synonyms:
broadcaster; spreader
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spreader" is a kind of...):
mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)
Derivation:
spread (strew or distribute over an area)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A hand tool for spreading something
Example:
he used his knife as a spreader
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("spreader" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Derivation:
spread (distribute or disperse widely)
spread (distribute over a surface in a layer)
spread (cover by spreading something over)
