outspread
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out·spread
[v. out-spred; adj. out-spred; n. out-spred] verb, out·spread, out·spread·ing, adjective, noun verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to spread out; extend: an eagle outspreading its wings.
adjective
2.
spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
3.
diffused abroad; widely disseminated: The outspread news had traveled quickly.
noun
4.
the act of spreading out; expansion: the rapid outspread of the early American colonists.
5.
something that is spread out; an expanse: a vast outspread of rich farmland.
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| outspread | |
| —vb , -spreads, -spreading, -spread | |
| 1. | to spread out or cause to spread out |
| —adj | |
| 2. | spread or stretched out |
| 3. | scattered or diffused widely |
| —n | |
| 4. | a spreading out |
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Example sentences
Near him on the wall are smaller drawings of mountain sheep, antelope, and a single bird with outspread wings.
With outspread heart that needs the rough leaves' care.
He had a new seal designed with the eagle's wings outspread and multiple arrows in its clutch.
They dance to the beat of an imaginary drummer as they bounce and jump with outspread wings.
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