scatter vs spruce

scatter

verb
  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

noun
  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

spruce

noun
  • Made of the wood of the spruce. 

  • The wood of a spruce. 

  • Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. 

adj
  • Smart, trim, and elegant in appearance; fastidious (said of a person). 

verb
  • To tease. 

  • To make oneself spruce (neat and elegant in appearance). 

  • To arrange neatly; tidy up. 

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