Strewn Meaning
/stɹuːn/, /stɹun/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCovered, scattered or overspread with objects.
verbpast participle of strew
"Unwashed dishes and dirty laundry were strewn about the room."
"The completely-industrialised outskirts of Newcastle gradually give place to rural surroundings, and the Tyne becomes a moorland river with a boulder-strewn bed."— 1955 September, H. A. Vallance, “The Border Counties Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 593:
Sentence Examples
Don't leave your things strewn all over the floor.
Having these STD pamphlets strewn here on the coffee table sure is an inhibitor.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The kitchen floor was ____ with broken glass after the terrible accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Colorful leaves were ____ across the garden path after the sudden and very heavy windstorm last night.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The kitchen floor was ____ with broken glass after the terrible accident.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Colorful leaves were ____ across the garden path after the sudden and very heavy windstorm last night.