Broadcast
['brɔːdkɑːst] or ['brɔdkæst]
Definition
(noun.) message that is transmitted by radio or television.
(noun.) a radio or television show; 'did you see his program last night?'.
(verb.) sow over a wide area, especially by hand; 'broadcast seeds'.
Checker: Roberta--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.
(a.) Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand in sowing; widely diffused.
(a.) Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); -- opposed to planting in hills, or rows.
(adv.) So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press.
Edited by Lester
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Scattered_abroad, dispersed, profusely, unsparingly, indiscriminately,injudiciously, extensively
ANT:Collectedly, concentratively, sparingly, reservedly, locally, partially,discreetly, charily
Editor: Lorna
Examples
- They talked about the broadcast of Quiepo de Llano. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Thus his humiliation was spread broadcast, and in addition he was ordered to be held at Rome as a prisoner. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The daisies were scattered broadcast on the pond, tiny radiant things, like an exaltation, points of exaltation here and there. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Typed by Geoffrey