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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke