Nearby Words
verb (used with object)
1.
to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
2.
to splash with something in small particles: to spatter the ground with water.
3.
to sprinkle or spot with something that soils or stains.
verb (used without object)
4.
to send out small particles or drops, as falling water: rain spattering on a tin roof.
5.
to strike a surface in or as in a shower, as bullets.
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Spatters
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
noun
6.
the act or the sound of spattering: the spatter of rain on a roof.
7.
a splash or spot of something spattered.
Origin:
1575–85; perhaps < Dutch spatt(en) to splash + -er6; compare Dutch spatterig literally, spattery
1575–85; perhaps < Dutch spatt(en) to splash + -er6; compare Dutch spatterig literally, spattery
Related forms
spat·ter·ing·ly, adverb
un·spat·tered, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To spatters
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
spatter
1576 (implied in spattering), possibly a frequentative verb from the stem of Du. or Low Ger. spatten "to spout, burst," of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.