strewn

Meanings

• adjective

  Scattered or thrown carelessly; spread in a disordered way.

  - "The leaves were strewn about the garden."
  - "The papers were strewn across the desk."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈstɹun/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

scatter , sprinkle

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with strewn
drawn , dawn , rawn , lawn , sworn

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Variants

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strew , strewed , strewing , strewn , strews

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Etymology

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Old English streowan, from streow, a heap, pile, mound, from streowian, to strew, scatter.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'strewn' comes from the Old English word 'streowan', which means 'to strew'.

2. The term 'strewn' is often used in the context of archaeology to describe the scattering of artifacts or bones.

3. In the Bible, the word 'strewn' is used to describe the way in which the robe of the high priest was torn when Jesus was arrested.

4. The term 'strewn' is also used in the context of astronomy to describe the scattering of stars in a particular constellation.

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Related Concepts

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1. scatter: To distribute or throw things in various directions.

2. disorder: A state of confusion or chaos.

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Culture

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In literature, 'strewn' is often used to describe scenes of disorder or chaos. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, the witches' prophecy is described as 'full of screech, and bubbling cauldron like a witches' caldron, with eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog, adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, lizard's leg and howlet's wing, for a charm of powerful trouble, like a hell-broth boil and bubble.

How to Memorize "strewn"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a room with papers and books scattered all over the floor. Visualize yourself trying to find a specific document among the chaos.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'strewn' with the image of leaves falling from a tree in the autumn.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each definition: S-Scattered, T-Thrown, R-Randomly, W-Widespread.

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