Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overstrew

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-strew
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To strew or scatter over.

Example Sentences

"Hot ordnance split and shiver and rebound, And firelocks fouled and flintless overstrew the ground."

Etymology

From over- + strew.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overstrews (present, singular) overstrewing (participle, present) overstrewed (past) overstrewn (participle, past)

Questions

What does overstrew mean?: To strew or scatter over.
Where does overstrew come from?: From over- + strew.

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