Associations to the word «Overspread»

Wiktionary

OVERSPREAD, verb. (transitive) To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
OVERSPREAD, verb. (intransitive) To be spread or scattered about.

Dictionary definition

OVERSPREAD, verb. Spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water".

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.