splay
11splay — (v.) to spread out, early 14c., shortened form of desplayen (see DISPLAY (Cf. display)). Pp. adj. splayed spread out is attested from 1540s …
12splay — ► VERB 1) spread or be spread out or further apart. 2) construct (a window, doorway, or other aperture) so that it is wider at one side of the wall than the other. ► NOUN 1) a tapered widening. 2) a surface making an oblique angle with another. ► …
13splay — [splā] vt., vi. [ME splaien, aphetic < displaien, to DISPLAY] 1. to spread out or apart; expand; extend: often with out 2. to make or be beveled or sloping n. [< the v.] 1. a sloping or beveled surface or angle, as of the side of a doorway… …
14splay — [[t]sple͟ɪ[/t]] splays, splaying, splayed V ERG If things splay or are splayed, their ends are spread out away from each other. [V n] He splayed his fingers across his face... [V adv/prep] His fingers splay out in a star shape... [V ed] He was on …
15splay — also splay out verb (I, T) if fingers or legs splay or are splayed, they spread further apart, often in a way that looks strange: He sat sturdily on the floor, legs splayed apart …
16splay — /spleɪ / (say splay) verb (t) 1. to spread out, expand, or extend. 2. to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 3. to make with a splay or splays. 4. to disjoin; dislocate. –verb (i) 5. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 6. to… …
17splay — v., n., & adj. v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by out) spread (the elbows, feet, etc.) out. 2 intr. (of an aperture or its sides) diverge in shape or position. 3 tr. construct (a window, doorway, aperture, etc.) so that it diverges or is wider at one side… …
18splay — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for displayen more at display Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to cause to spread outward 2. to make oblique ; bevel intransitive verb 1. to extend apart or outward especially in an aw …
19splay — 1. verb /spleɪ/ a) To display; to spread. b) To dislocate, as a shoulder bone. 2. adjective /spleɪ/ Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders. 3. noun /spleɪ/ A slope or bevel, especially of t …
20splay — verb Splay is used with these nouns as the object: ↑leg …
