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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
/ ɪ /
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
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.”
The guardrails of democracy and “the institutions” and “the rule of law” have been laid bare and splayed open; they are so very weak.
Directly across from Sunshine House, a young woman is found collapsed on the pavement, her body splayed across the concrete: she's unresponsive.
On her knees, she bows, splaying her arm in praise.
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