| stuck | | |
| adj. | 1. stuck | caught or fixed.; "stuck in the mud" |
| ~ cragfast | stranded on or as if on a crag.; "cragfast climbers" |
| adj. | 2. stuck | baffled.; "this problem has me completely stuck" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ perplexed | full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment.; "perplexed language"; "perplexed state of the world" |
| broadcast | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. broadcast | message that is transmitted by radio or television. |
| ~ message | a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled.; "he sent a three-word message" |
| ~ rebroadcast | a broadcast that repeated at a later time. |
| ~ radio broadcast | a broadcast via radio. |
| ~ simulcast | a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio). |
| ~ telecast | a television broadcast. |
| ~ newscast | a broadcast of news or commentary on the news. |
| n. (communication) | 2. broadcast, program, programme | a radio or television show.; "did you see his program last night?" |
| ~ show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment.; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" |
| ~ news program, news show, news | a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary.; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night" |
| ~ rerun | a program that is broadcast again.; "she likes to watch `I love Lucy' reruns" |
| ~ chat show, talk show | a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience.; "in England they call a talk show a chat show" |
| ~ television program, television show, tv program, tv show | a program broadcast by television. |
| ~ game show, giveaway | a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards. |
| ~ serial, series | a serialized set of programs.; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" |
| ~ instalment, installment, episode | a part of a broadcast serial. |
| ~ sustaining program | a program without a commercial sponsor. |
| v. (communication) | 3. air, beam, broadcast, send, transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ satellite | broadcast or disseminate via satellite. |
| ~ sportscast | broadcast a sports event. |
| ~ telecast, televise | broadcast via television.; "The Royal wedding was televised" |
| ~ interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication. |
| ~ air | be broadcast.; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." |
| ~ rebroadcast, rerun | broadcast again, as of a film. |
| v. (contact) | 4. broadcast | sow over a wide area, especially by hand.; "broadcast seeds" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.; "She sowed sunflower seeds" |
| v. (communication) | 5. 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" |
| disperse | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. disperse, dot, dust, scatter, sprinkle | distribute loosely.; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon" |
| ~ spray | scatter in a mass or jet of droplets.; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" |
| ~ spray | be discharged in sprays of liquid.; "Water sprayed all over the floor" |
| ~ spatter, plash, splatter, swash, splash, splosh | dash a liquid upon or against.; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water" |
| ~ splash, sprinkle, splosh | cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force.; "She splashed the water around her" |
| ~ discharge | pour forth or release.; "discharge liquids" |
| ~ bespangle | dot or sprinkle with sparkling or glittering objects. |
| ~ aerosolize, aerosolise | disperse as an aerosol.; "The bacteria suspension was aerosolized" |
| v. (motion) | 2. break up, dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter | to cause to separate and go in different directions.; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds" |
| ~ disband | cause to break up or cease to function.; "the principal disbanded the political student organization" |
| ~ divide, separate | make a division or separation. |
| v. (change) | 3. break up, disperse, scatter | cause to separate.; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ backscatter | scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes. |
| v. (motion) | 4. disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out | move away from each other.; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached" |
| ~ aerosolise, aerosolize | become dispersed as an aerosol.; "the bacteria quickly aerosolised" |
| ~ break | scatter or part.; "The clouds broke after the heavy downpour" |
| ~ volley | be dispersed in a volley.; "gun shots volleyed at the attackers" |
| ~ part, split, separate | go one's own way; move apart.; "The friends separated after the party" |
| v. (contact) | 5. disperse | separate (light) into spectral rays.; "the prosm disperses light" |
| ~ separate | divide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| scatter | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. 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. (act) | 2. scatter, scattering, strewing | the act of scattering. |
| ~ spreading, spread | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time. |
| v. (contact) | 3. scatter | sow by scattering.; "scatter seeds" |
| ~ sow, seed | place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth.; "She sowed sunflower seeds" |
| v. (motion) | 4. 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" |
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