[{"word":"scattering","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The crowd scattered in terror."},{"definition":"To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall."},{"definition":"To deflect (radiation or particles).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to scatter hopes or plans"},{"definition":"To be dispersed upon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Desiccated stalks scattered the fields."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places."},{"definition":"(elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scatter","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scattering"]}]