| flowering | | |
| n. (process) | 1. anthesis, blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence | the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms. |
| ~ growing, growth, ontogenesis, ontogeny, maturation, development | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level.; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children" |
| n. (process) | 2. flowering, unfolding | a developmental process.; "the flowering of antebellum culture" |
| ~ evolution, development | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage).; "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer" |
| adj. | 3. flowering | having a flower or bloom.; "a flowering plant" |
| spread | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spread, spreading | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space. |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ diffusion | the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another. |
| ~ dispersion, scattering | spreading widely or driving off. |
| ~ invasion | (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body.; "the tumor's invasion of surrounding structures" |
| ~ irradiation | (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex. |
| ~ radiation | the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. gap, spread | a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures.; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" |
| ~ disparity | inequality or difference in some respect. |
| n. (artifact) | 3. cattle farm, cattle ranch, ranch, spread | farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle). |
| ~ farm | workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit.; "it takes several people to work the farm" |
| n. (attribute) | 4. scatter, spread | a haphazard distribution in all directions. |
| ~ dispersion, distribution | the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume.; "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution" |
| ~ diffuseness | the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume. |
| n. (food) | 5. paste, spread | a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes. |
| ~ margarine, marge, oleo, oleomargarine, margarin | a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter. |
| ~ condiment | a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment.; "mustard and ketchup are condiments" |
| ~ nut butter | ground nuts blended with a little butter. |
| ~ peanut butter | a spread made from ground peanuts. |
| ~ marshmallow fluff | a very sweet white spread resembling marshmallow candy. |
| ~ onion butter | butter blended with minced onion. |
| ~ pimento butter | butter blended with mashed pimento. |
| ~ shrimp butter | butter blended with chopped shrimp or seasoned with essence from shrimp shells. |
| ~ lobster butter | butter blended with chopped lobster or seasoned with essence from lobster shells. |
| ~ cheese spread | spread made of cheese mixed with butter or cream or cream cheese and seasonings. |
| ~ anchovy butter | butter blended with mashed anchovies. |
| ~ fishpaste | a paste of fish or shellfish. |
| ~ garlic butter | butter seasoned with mashed garlic. |
| ~ miso | a thick paste made from fermented soybeans and barley or rice malt; used in Japanese cooking to make soups or sauces. |
| ~ hommos, hoummos, hummus, humous, humus | a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East. |
| ~ pate | liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned. |
| ~ tapenade | a spread consisting of capers and black olives and anchovies made into a puree with olive oil. |
| ~ tahini | a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds. |
| n. (food) | 6. banquet, feast, spread | a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed.; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" |
| ~ meal, repast | the food served and eaten at one time. |
| n. (communication) | 7. facing pages, spread, spread head, spreadhead | two facing pages of a book or other publication. |
| ~ page | one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains. |
| ~ center spread, centre spread | the spread at the center of a magazine. |
| ~ centerfold, centrefold | a magazine center spread; especially a foldout of a large photograph or map or other feature. |
| ~ publication | a copy of a printed work offered for distribution. |
| n. (attribute) | 8. spread | the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age).; "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread" |
| ~ girth | the distance around a person's body. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. bed cover, bed covering, bedcover, bedspread, counterpane, spread | decorative cover for a bed. |
| ~ bed clothing, bedclothes, bedding | coverings that are used on a bed. |
| ~ coverlet | a decorative bedspread (usually quilted). |
| ~ quilted bedspread | a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt. |
| n. (act) | 10. spread, spreading | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time. |
| ~ extension | act of expanding in scope; making more widely available.; "extension of the program to all in need" |
| ~ circulation | the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area. |
| ~ dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, diffusion | the act of dispersing or diffusing something.; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" |
| ~ strewing, scatter, scattering | the act of scattering. |
| ~ decentralisation, decentralization | the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments. |
| v. (contact) | 11. distribute, spread | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| ~ generalise, generalize | become systemic and spread throughout the body.; "this kind of infection generalizes throughout the immune system" |
| ~ metastasise, metastasize | spread throughout the body.; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" |
| ~ discharge | pour forth or release.; "discharge liquids" |
| ~ strew, straw | spread by scattering (.; "straw"; "strew toys all over the carpet" |
| ~ export | cause to spread in another part of the world.; "The Russians exported Marxism to Africa" |
| ~ propagate | transmit or cause to broaden or spread.; "This great civilization was propagated throughout the land" |
| ~ deploy | to distribute systematically or strategically.; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East" |
| ~ redistribute | distribute anew.; "redistribute the troops more strategically" |
| ~ sprawl, straggle | go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way.; "Branches straggling out quite far" |
| ~ diffuse, fan out, spread out, spread | move outward.; "The soldiers fanned out" |
| v. (contact) | 12. propagate, spread | become distributed or widespread.; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" |
| ~ catch | spread or be communicated.; "The fashion did not catch" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| v. (stative) | 13. overspread, spread | spread across or over.; "A big oil spot spread across the water" |
| ~ cover, extend, continue | span an interval of distance, space or time.; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles" |
| ~ transgress | spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline.; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island" |
| v. (contact) | 14. open, spread, spread out, unfold | spread out or open from a closed or folded state.; "open the map"; "spread your arms" |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| ~ divaricate | spread apart.; "divaricate one's fingers" |
| ~ exfoliate | spread by opening the leaves of. |
| ~ grass | spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach. |
| ~ butterfly | cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking.; "butterflied shrimp" |
| ~ uncross | change from a crossed to an uncrossed position.; "She uncrossed her legs" |
| ~ splay | spread open or apart.; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" |
| v. (communication) | 15. broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ podcast | distribute (multimedia files) over the internet for playback on a mobile device or a personal computer. |
| ~ sow | introduce into an environment.; "sow suspicion or beliefs" |
| ~ circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ popularise, popularize, vulgarise, vulgarize, generalise, generalize | cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use.; "They popularized coffee in Washington State"; "Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors" |
| ~ carry, run | include as the content; broadcast or publicize.; "We ran the ad three times"; "This paper carries a restaurant review"; "All major networks carried the press conference" |
| v. (communication) | 16. circulate, go around, spread | become widely known and passed on.; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" |
| ~ disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, distribute, propagate | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (motion) | 17. scatter, spread, spread out | strew or distribute over an area.; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" |
| ~ pass around, circulate, distribute, pass on | cause be distributed.; "This letter is being circulated among the faculty" |
| ~ manure, muck | spread manure, as for fertilization. |
| ~ birdlime, lime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds. |
| ~ circumfuse | spread something around something. |
| ~ distribute | spread throughout a given area.; "the function distributes the values evenly" |
| v. (motion) | 18. diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out | move outward.; "The soldiers fanned out" |
| ~ spread, distribute | distribute or disperse widely.; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" |
| ~ percolate | spread gradually.; "Light percolated into our house in the morning" |
| ~ creep | grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface).; "ivy crept over the walls of the university buildings" |
| ~ bleed, run | be diffused.; "These dyes and colors are guaranteed not to run" |
| ~ mantle | spread over a surface, like a mantle. |
| v. (contact) | 19. spread | cover by spreading something over.; "spread the bread with cheese" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| ~ slather | spread thickly.; "I can't eat bagels without slathering them with cream cheese" |
| v. (contact) | 20. spread | distribute over a surface in a layer.; "spread cheese on a piece of bread" |
| adj. | 21. dispersed, spread | distributed or spread over a considerable extent.; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" |
| ~ distributed | spread out or scattered about or divided up. |
| adj. | 22. spread | prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out.; "a table spread with food" |
| ~ prepared | made ready or fit or suitable beforehand.; "a prepared statement"; "be prepared for emergencies" |
| adj. | 23. outspread, spread | fully extended in width.; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" |
| ~ extended | fully extended or stretched forth.; "an extended telescope"; "his extended legs reached almost across the small room"; "refused to accept the extended hand" |
| unfold | | |
| v. (change) | 1. blossom, blossom forth, blossom out, unfold | develop or come to a promising stage.; "Youth blossomed into maturity" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (perception) | 2. unfold | open to the view.; "A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings" |
| ~ bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil | make visible.; "Summer brings out bright clothes"; "He brings out the best in her" |
| v. (motion) | 3. extend, stretch, stretch out, unfold | extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ extend | open or straighten out; unbend.; "Can we extend the legs of this dining table?" |
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