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splay
[spley]
verb (used with object)
to spread out, expand, or extend.
to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel.
to make with a splay or splays.
to disjoin; dislocate.
verb (used without object)
to have an oblique or slanting direction.
to spread or flare.
noun
Architecture., a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from the window or door proper toward the face of the wall.
adjective
spread out; wide and flat; turned outward.
clumsy or awkward.
oblique or awry.
splay
/ spleɪ /
adjective
spread out; broad and flat
turned outwards in an awkward manner
verb
to spread out; turn out or expand
(tr) vet science to dislocate (a joint)
noun
a surface of a wall that forms an oblique angle to the main flat surfaces, esp at a doorway or window opening
enlargement
Other Word Forms
- unsplayed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of splay1
Example Sentences
The tires of his car are splayed out and he appears to be about to careen off his corner pedestal straight into traffic.
In another instance captured on video, a U.S. citizen is splayed out on a sidewalk in El Monte as two men with vests that read “Border Patrol” kneel over him.
Like fluttering wings, his 12 elegantly splayed arms wield an array of esoteric symbols around her excited body, while her single arm raises what appears to be a ritual blade high overhead.
A diary of one of the actors — splayed open on the desk — read that she was grieving the loss of her future.
They’re easily startled and may arch their back and splay their hands, as if to say, “The world is stressful for me.”
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