outspread
to spread out; extend: an eagle outspreading its wings.
spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
diffused abroad; widely disseminated: The outspread news had traveled quickly.
the act of spreading out; expansion: the rapid outspread of the early American colonists.
something that is spread out; an expanse: a vast outspread of rich farmland.
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How to use outspread in a sentence
He saw the big hands outspread, he saw the slightly stooping shoulders, he saw the face and eyes, the light blue eyes.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodBill swung her aside and placed himself squarely in front of the door, his arms outspread.
Mystery Ranch | Arthur ChapmanAt that short distance Sweeny would hardly have missed; and the nearest Apache, leaning forward with outspread arms, fell dead.
Overland | John William De ForestUsing the outspread fingers of each hand, begin with the unglued edge and roll the paper around the wood.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousBelow her was outspread the little town—the straggling, wretched little town—crude, lonely, lifeless!
The Trail of the Lonesome Pine | John Fox, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for outspread
to spread out or cause to spread out
spread or stretched out
scattered or diffused widely
a spreading out
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