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What is the noun for spreading?

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spread
  1. The act of spreading.
  2. Something that has been spread.
  3. (cartomancy) A layout, pattern or design of cards arranged for a reading.
  4. An expanse of land.
  5. A large tract of land used to raise livestock; a cattle ranch.
  6. A piece of material used as a cover (such as a bedspread).
  7. A large meal, especially one laid out on a table.
  8. (bread, etc.) Any form of food designed to be spread such as butters or jams
  9. An item in a newspaper or magazine that occupies more than one column or page.
  10. Two facing pages in a book, newspaper etc.
  11. A numerical difference.
  12. (economics) The difference between the wholesale and retail prices.
  13. (economics) The difference between the price of a futures month and the price of another month of the same commodity.
  14. (trading, finance) The purchase of a futures contract of one delivery month against the sale of another futures delivery month of the same commodity.
  15. (trading, finance) The purchase of one delivery month of one commodity against the sale of that same delivery month of a different commodity.
  16. (trading) An arbitrage transaction of the same commodity in two markets, executed to take advantage of a profit from price discrepancies.
  17. (trading) The difference between bidding and asking price.
  18. (finance) The difference between the prices of two similar items.
  19. (geometry) An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.
  20. The surface in proportion to the depth of a cut gemstone.
  21. Synonyms:
  22. Examples:
    1. “Removal of a tree killed by pine wilt is essential to limit the spread of this disease.”
      “There was a nice spread at the party with everything from little nibbles to large sandwiches and pizzas.”
      “The merchant had an impressive spread of trinkets for sale.”
spreader
  1. An object or person who spreads.
  2. A spacer or device for keeping two objects apart.
  3. A device used to spread bulk material.
  4. A knife or spatula used to distribute a substance such as butter or jelly.
  5. (nautical) A horizontal athwartships spar attached to the mast of a sailboat in order to extend the shrouds away from the mast.
  6. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form a sliver preparatory to spinning.
  7. The moving platform of a container crane.
  8. (computing) A member of a cracking group who distributes warez.
  9. Synonyms:
  10. Examples:
    1. “The internet has become a powerful spreader of information and ideas worldwide.”
      “It's cheaper to disk my 2000 acres than to buy a straw chopper and chaff spreader for my combine.”
      “I'm usually quick to pick up weed problems and troubles with a fertilizer spreader quick enough to rescue a field.”
spreadee
  1. (rare) That which is being spread on; the target of spreading.
spreadingness
  1. The quality of spreading, or tending to spread
spreadability
  1. Ease of spreading or of being spread.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Gums help low-fat cheese products retain their shape, cuttability, melting characteristics, spreadability and moisture retention.”
      “They make a huge range of PVC-based plastics more pliable and durable and improve the spreadability of antiperspirants, soaps and face creams.”
      “Extenders or fillers are sometimes added to paint to increase its spreadability and strength.”
spreading
spreadabilities
  1. plural of spreadability
spreadings
spreadees
  1. plural of spreadee
spreaders
spreads
  1. plural of spread
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Kruger spreads over nearly 20,000 sq km of unspoilt scrubland punctuated by acacia and mopane trees.”
      “Meanwhile the job queues lengthen, the fear factor spreads and To Let signs festoon the high street.”
      “Most brain abscesses occur when infection spreads to the brain from elsewhere in the body, mostly from nearby areas such as the ears.”
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