Word Finder - spread

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The act of spreading.

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Something that has been spread.

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A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.

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An expanse of land.

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A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch.

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A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).

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A large meal, especially one laid out on a table.

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(bread, etc.) Any form of food designed to be spread, such as butters or jams.

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Food improvised by inmates from various ingredients to relieve the tedium of prison food.

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• swole

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An item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page.

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Two facing pages in a book, newspaper etc.

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A numerical difference.

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The difference between the wholesale and retail prices.

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The difference between the price of a futures month and the price of another month of the same commodity.

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The purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.

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The purchase of one delivery month of one commodity against the sale of that same delivery month of a different commodity.

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An arbitrage transaction of the same commodity in two markets, executed to take advantage of a profit from price discrepancies.

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The difference between bidding and asking price.

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The difference between the prices of two similar items.

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An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.

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The surface in proportion to the depth of a cut gemstone.

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To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

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He spread his newspaper on the table.

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To extend (individual rays, limbs etc.); to stretch out in varying or opposing directions.

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I spread my arms wide and welcomed him home.

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To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area.

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I spread the rice grains evenly over the floor.

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To proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated.

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To disseminate; to cause to proliferate, to make (something) widely known or present.

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The missionaries quickly spread their new message across the country.

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To take up a larger area or space; to expand, be extended.

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I dropped my glass; the water spread quickly over the tiled floor.

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To smear, to distribute in a thin layer.

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She liked to spread butter on her toast while it was still hot.

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To cover (something) with a thin layer of some substance, as of butter.

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He always spreads his toast with peanut butter and strawberry jam.

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To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions.

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to spread a table

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To open one’s legs, especially for sexual favours.