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Scatter for Dummies

verb

pronunciation: 'skætər

What does Scatter really mean?

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Scatter is a word that we use to describe when things are spread out or scattered apart. It's like when you take a handful of marbles and throw them on the ground - they don't stay together, but instead go all over the place. They're scattered.

Imagine you have a jigsaw puzzle and the pieces are scattered all over your floor. Each piece is far away from the others and it's hard to see the whole picture because everything is spread out. That's just like when things are scattered.

Now, let's think about another meaning of the word "scatter". Sometimes, we use it to talk about when a group of people or animals move or run away quickly in different directions. For example, when birds suddenly fly off in all directions from a tree, we say that they scatter. It's just like when your friends suddenly run off to different places when the school bell rings, and you have to look for them all around the schoolyard. They scattered in different directions.

So, to sum it up, "scatter" means things or people are spread out or moved quickly in different directions. It's like when puzzle pieces are all over the floor or when birds fly away in all directions.

Revised and Fact checked by Sarah Thompson on 2023-10-30 00:28:20

Scatter In a sentece

Learn how to use Scatter inside a sentece

  • When we throw a handful of confetti into the air and it falls all over the place, we say the confetti scatters.
  • Imagine dropping a bunch of marbles on the floor and they roll away from each other in different directions, that's called scattering.
  • If you accidentally drop a box of crayons and they end up all over the floor, we can say the crayons have scattered.
  • When you blow on a dandelion, and its little seeds fly away in different directions, that's called scattering.
  • In a garden, when you spread seeds all over the soil so that flowers can grow in different places, you are scattering the seeds.