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splay
nouns
an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
splay
is a type of (narrower)
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
bevel,
cant,
chamfer
verbs
spread open or apart
"He splayed his huge hands over the table"
splay
is a type of (narrower)
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map"; "spread your arms"
open,
spread,
spread out,
unfold
turn outward
"These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
rotate,
splay,
spread out,
turn out
move out of position
"dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
dislocate,
luxate,
slip,
splay
adjectives
turned outward in an ungainly manner
"splay knees"
splay
is similar to
having feet that turn outward
splayfoot,
splayfooted
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