Defenition of the word splay

• Defenition of the word splay

  • move out of position; "dislocate joints"
  • turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"
  • an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
  • spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
  • turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"
  • move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
  • turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
  • move out of position
  • turn outward
  • spread open or apart
  • turned outward in an ungainly manner

Synonyms for the word splay

• • dislocate
  • slip
  • spread out
  • turn out

Similar words in the splay

• • splayfoot
  • splayfooted

Hypernyms for the word splay

• • bevel
  • camfer
  • cant
  • chamfer
  • displace
  • move
  • open
  • spread
  • spread out
  • turn
  • unfold

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