present participle of spread

The act by which something is spread.

plural of spreading

(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

The act of spreading. / Something that has been spread. / (cartomancy) A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading. / An expanse of land.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spread

plural of spread

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of spread

(geology) The outward movement of the seafloor from central underwater ridges as a result of plate tectonics; the major cause of continental drift.

Ribes divaricatum, a gooseberry plant of the Pacific coast of North America / The black berry of this plant.