spreader
/'spredə/
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The gardener uses a spreader to distribute grass seed evenly across the lawn.
Definition
- Noun:
- A mechanical device for scattering something in all directions: A "spreader" is a tool or machine designed to distribute material such as seed, fertilizer, sand, or salt evenly over an area.
- A hand tool for applying a substance: A "spreader" is also a manual tool, like a knife or spatula, used to apply a layer of a soft substance, such as butter or glue, onto a surface.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The farmer used a fertilizer spreader to cover the field evenly.
- Please pass me the butter spreader for the bread.
- Road crews use salt spreaders on icy highways.
Advanced Usage
- "Manure spreader": A specific type of agricultural machine for distributing manure.
- The old manure spreader is in the barn for repairs.
- "Broadcast spreader": A device, often pushed by hand or towed, that scatters material in a wide, fan-shaped pattern.
- For seeding the lawn, a broadcast spreader is more efficient than doing it by hand.
Variants and Related Words
- Spread (verb): To open, arrange, or distribute over an area.
- Spread the map on the table.
- Spreading (noun/gerund): The action of extending or distributing something.
- The spreading of rumors can be harmful.
Synonyms
- Dispenser: A device that releases a substance in controlled amounts.
- Applicator: A tool for applying a substance.
- Distributor: Something that spreads something else over an area.
Related Phrases
- "Spreader bar": A bar used in rigging or lifting to keep ropes or cables apart.
- The crane operator attached the load to the spreader bar.
- "Spreader graft": A surgical technique in rhinoplasty.
- The surgeon used a spreader graft to improve the patient's nasal airflow.
The gardener uses a spreader to distribute grass seed evenly across the lawn.
Noun
- a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions
- a hand tool for spreading something
- he used his knife as a spreader