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SPLAY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("splay" is a kind of...):

bevel; cant; chamfer (two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Turned outward in an ungainly manner

Example:

splay knees

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

splayfoot; splayfooted (having feet that turn outward)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move out of position

Example:

the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically

Synonyms:

dislocate; luxate; slip; splay

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "splay" is one way to...):

displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Turn outward

Example:

ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees

Synonyms:

rotate; splay; spread out; turn out

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "splay" is one way to...):

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
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Sense 3

Meaning:

Spread open or apart

Example:

He splayed his huge hands over the table

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "splay" is one way to...):

open; spread; spread out; unfold (spread out or open from a closed or folded state)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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