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Word entry · 6 letters

spread

Best crossword clue

"Extend over an area"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /spɹɛd/Part of speech noun, adjective, verbSorted adeprsStarts with SEnds with D1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To extend outward; also a layer, display, or range.

Word origin

From Middle English spreden, from Old English sprǣdan (“to spread, expand”), from Proto-Germanic *spraidijaną (“to spread”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)per- (“to strew, sow, sprinkle”).

Used in a sentence

  • He spread his newspaper on the table.
  • I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.
  • I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Extend over an area6 letters

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