sow vs scatter

sow and scatter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sow	Yes	No	Yes	No
scatter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scatter is a hyponym of sow; that is, scatter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sow:

Other hyponyms of sow include broadcast, inseminate, sow, sow in.

sow (noun)	scatter (noun)
an adult female hog	the act of scattering
	a haphazard distribution in all directions

sow (verb)	scatter (verb)
introduce into an environment	cause to separate
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth	distribute loosely
place seeds in or on (the ground)	sow by scattering
	move away from each other
	to cause to separate and go in different directions
	strew or distribute over an area