(transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).
« To avoid unintended wind effect, the altitude from which to scatter ashes from the urn into water is anything under 2cm » words of wisdom from my (CoE vicar) father.
Photoshoot time. A backdrop from the new “More Fantasy” book and Lyudmila Pavlichenko from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social some handmade scatter terrain, some rocks, and a smoke machine. Let’s gooooo New backdrops launch…
(transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).
“HAIKU The rustling trees. A breeze scattering the leaves. Stop! Look! Listen! Breathe! #vssmagic scatter #haiku #haikupoem #3lines #poetry #inkmine #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #trees #nature #inspiration #mindfulness”
“Dare? me would scatter flowers all the way to the door...from every direction...if I knew where I was....Nevertheless, I feel you everywhere today...in front of me, behind me, inside me.”
“Below the #sunbeam Creatures gather Below the ground Bone fragments #scatter As the summon heats the ground The ground shifts Joy to the above Desecration to those below Or just the natural order of things #vss365 scatter #vssfantasy sunbeam #Weirdmicro bone fragments”
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🌌 AURORA FORECAST (4/5) ⚪ QUIET Power: 10.0 GW K-index: 1 Minimal 📻 Normal VHF 🟢2m/6m scatter 🟡Enhanced 🔴Intense Point N, SSB/CW, K≥4 best #SolarStormScout
(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.
“« To avoid unintended wind effect, the altitude from which to scatter ashes from the urn into water is anything under 2cm » words of wisdom from my (CoE vicar) father.”
“Photoshoot time. A backdrop from the new “More Fantasy” book and Lyudmila Pavlichenko from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social some handmade scatter terrain, some rocks, and a smoke machine. Let’s gooooo New backdrops launch May 19th www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...”
“🌌 AURORA FORECAST (4/5) ⚪ QUIET Power: 10.0 GW K-index: 1 Minimal 📻 Normal VHF 🟢2m/6m scatter 🟡Enhanced 🔴Intense Point N, SSB/CW, K≥4 best #SolarStormScout”
“A hobby stall, bathed in the morning skies, Where shadows blur, obscuring day from night. He watched the change, a subtle, creeping thing, As faces scatter, voices rise and fall, A supreme artist, time, on tireless wing, Adds texture to the memories of all. 2/3”
(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
The crowd scattered in terror.
"scatter" means: To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"scatter" means: To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“I'm not defending a position. I'm speaking well researched and rather obvious truths. Anyone who digs into it learns that intelligence agencies are behind the Epstein operation. "I will splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds." - John F. Kennedy”
“If that is the case, then cremate him & scatter the ashes at a never to disclosed location far at sea”
“If that is the case, then cremate his body & scatter the ashes at a never to be disclosed location far at sea His MAGAs & followers will never be able to worship him at his grave”
“🌌 AURORA FORECAST (4/5) ⚪ QUIET Power: 14.0 GW K-index: 0 Minimal 📻 Normal VHF 🟢2m/6m scatter 🟡Enhanced 🔴Intense Point N, SSB/CW, K≥4 best #SolarStormScout”
“If that is the case, then bury him or cremate scatter his ashes at an undisclosed location far at sea No MAGAs will be able to worship at his grave”