splay
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verb (used with object)
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 (used without object)
5.
to have an oblique or slanting direction.
6.
to spread or flare.
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Splay
is always a great word to know.
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| a railing with supporting balusters or posts |
| an area of wall enframed by an arch or vault |
noun
7.
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.
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splay (spleɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | spread out; broad and flat |
| 2. | turned outwards in an awkward manner |
| —vb | |
| 3. | to spread out; turn out or expand |
| 4. | (tr) vet science to dislocate (a joint) |
| —n | |
| 5. | a surface of a wall that forms an oblique angle to the main flat surfaces, esp at a doorway or window opening |
| 6. | enlargement |
| [C14: short for | |
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Word Origin & History
splay
"to spread out," early 14c., shortened form of desplayen (see display). Pp. adj. splayed "spread out" is attested from 1540s.
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Example sentences
Sitting splay-legged, he used his helmet to fan his face.
When threatened or in search of prey, they will leap from a branch and splay their four webbed feet.
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