spread

noun

1
act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
2
decorative cover for a bed
3
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
4
a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
gap between income and outgo
the spread between lending and borrowing costs
5
a haphazard distribution in all directions
6
the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)
she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread
7
two facing pages of a book or other publication
8
process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
9
a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed
a banquet for the graduating seniors
the Thanksgiving feast
10
a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

1
cause to become widely known
spread information
circulate a rumor
2
become widely known and passed on
the rumor spread
the story went around in the office

Also useful for “spread”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “spread”