Disperseverb
To scatter in different directions
âThe Jews are dispersed among all nations.â;
Raynoun
A beam of light or radiation.
âI saw a ray of light through the clouds.â;
Disperseverb
To break up and disappear; to dissipate
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(zoology) A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
Disperseverb
To disseminate
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(zoology) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
Disperseverb
To separate rays of light etc. according to wavelength; to refract
Raynoun
(botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
Disperseverb
To distribute throughout
Raynoun
(obsolete) Sight; perception; vision; from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
Disperseadjective
Scattered or spread out.
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(mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
Disperseverb
To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.
âThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge.â; âTwo lions, in the still, dark night,A herd of beeves disperse.â;
Raynoun
(colloquial) A tiny amount.
âUnfortunately he didn't have a ray of hope.â;
Disperseverb
To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.
âDispersed are the glories.â;
Raynoun
A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
Disperseverb
To separate; to go or move into different parts; to vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the clouds disperse.
Raynoun
(obsolete) Array; order; arrangement; dress.
Disperseverb
To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with others.
âHe hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor.â;
Raynoun
The letter âš/â©, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.
Disperseverb
distribute loosely;
âHe scattered gun powder under the wagonâ;
Raynoun
(music) re
Disperseverb
to cause to separate and go in different directions;
âShe waved her hand and scattered the crowdsâ;
Rayverb
(transitive) To emit something as if in rays.
Disperseverb
move away from each other;
âThe crowds dispersedâ; âThe children scattered in all directions when the teacher approachedâ;
Rayverb
(intransitive) To radiate as if in rays.
Disperseverb
cause to separate;
âbreak up kidney stonesâ; âdisperse particlesâ;
Rayverb
(obsolete) To arrange.
Disperseverb
cause to become widely known;
âspread informationâ; âcirculate a rumorâ; âbroadcast the newsâ;
Rayverb
To dress, array (someone).
Disperse
Disperse was a Christian rock band from Southern Indiana active from 1996 to 2004.
Rayverb
(obsolete) To stain or soil; to defile.
Rayverb
To array.
Rayverb
To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile.
Rayverb
To mark with long lines; to streak.
Rayverb
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
Rayverb
To shine, as with rays.
Raynoun
Array; order; arrangement; dress.
âAnd spoiling all her gears and goodly ray.â;
Raynoun
One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays.
Raynoun
A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius.
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One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes.
Raynoun
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.
Raynoun
Sight; perception; vision; - from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
âAll eyes direct their raysOn him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze.â;
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One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray.
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Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiæ, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
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a column of light (as from a beacon)
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a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
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(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
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a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
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the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Raynoun
any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
Raynoun
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Rayverb
emit as rays;
âThat tower rays a laser beam for miles across the skyâ;
Rayverb
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center;
âspokes radiate from the hub of the wheelâ; âThis plants radiates spines in all directionsâ;
Rayverb
expose to radiation;
âirradiate foodâ;