strew

IPA: strˈu

(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
(archaic) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered.
(transitive, archaic) To spread abroad; to disseminate.
To populate with at random points; to cause to appear randomly distributed throughout.

Examples of "strew" in Sentences

With wild wood-leaves and weeds I ha 'strew'd his grave,
2722: With wild wood-leaues & weeds, I ha 'strew'd his graue
The word strew means to scatter -- as men scatter seed in sowing it.
We saw a pink quartz arrowhead and a scraper on one strew of fire-cracked rock.
During the visit, as always, the site was spotless—no piles of rebar, no heaps of wood scraps, no mounds of dirt, no strew of nails and screws.
In my experience, the portion of this that most needs a wish of good luck is getting the kids (and possibly husband) to not strew everything around the house out of the groupings – so good luck!
Their language is free from bad rhetoric; the reasoning is cogent, but there is an absence of emotion and imagination; they contain few quotable things, and no passages of commanding eloquence, such as strew the orations of Webster and Burke.
The most persuasive explanation is that the word comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'strew' meaning 'spread', a reference to the plant's ability to reproduce by sending out runners and layering, but there are many other tales in circulation including the idea that the berries used to be sold on straws in the manner of a fruity kebab.