Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A past participle of strew.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • p. p. of strew.

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  • verb Past participle of strew

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Examples

  • With the hatch closed, Hooper could now see more of Mars, but now an endless, sandy plain strewn with small rocks and the occasional boulder.

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  • You were introduced to wet shaving and decided that was the route for you but your razor and brush remain strewn about your bathroom sink?

    DIY Razor and Shaving Brush Stand | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • What I do know is that it's very difficult to pal around with the Muse when kids ask for snacks, the house is adrift in strewn toys, and the theme song from Arthur wafts through the air yet again.

    January 2007 2007

  • Many in the crowd, though, took the bait she put in the paper, and she was greeted at the final curtain with a big ovation accompanied by shredded program confetti strewn from the upper balconies.

    Coming, Seeing, and Nearly Conquering 2007

  • Many in the crowd, though, took the bait she put in the paper, and she was greeted at the final curtain with a big ovation accompanied by shredded program confetti strewn from the upper balconies.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • What I do know is that it's very difficult to pal around with the Muse when kids ask for snacks, the house is adrift in strewn toys, and the theme song from Arthur wafts through the air yet again.

    Mental Space: The Final Frontier 2007

  • There were a total of 8 spiders strewn from the door jam by my bedroom to the ceiling above my kitchen.

    Oh, Right kittenpie 2006

  • He was now the owner of that crude vessel anchored offshore and a fleet of sailing ships and steamers strewn from the English Channel to the Bering Strait.

    Once An Angel Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- 1993

  • 4: 30AM Adam Pash | You were introduced to wet shaving and decided that was the route for you but your razor and brush remain strewn about your bathroom sink?

    Sunday, January 27, 2008 | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • “Mama, what is that?” asked Sylvia, her shrill little girl’s voice querulous as she pointed at the immense funeral bier, the sleek black coffin strewn with white flowers.

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