SQUAMULATE
Squam"u*late, a.
Defn: Same as Squamulose.
SQUAMULE
Squam"ule, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Squamula.
SQUAMULOSE
Squam"u*lose`, a.
Defn: Having little scales; squamellate; squamulate.
SQUANDER Squan"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Squandering.] Etym: [Cf. Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqvätta to squirt, sqvättra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt out, to throw out water.]
1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Our squandered troops he rallies. Dryden.
2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to dissipate; as, to squander an estate. The crime of squandering health is equal to the folly. Rambler.
Syn.
— To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.