| VERB | motion | splay | spread open or apart |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | splay, turn out, spread out, rotate | turn outward | |
| change | splay, dislocate, luxate, slip | move out of position | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | splay | turned outward in an ungainly manner |
| NOUN | artifact | splay | an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger / larger |
| Meaning | Turned outward in an ungainly manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "splay knees" | |
| Broader | splayfooted, splayfoot | Having feet that turn outward |
| Meaning | An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger / larger. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | bevel, cant, chamfer | Two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
| Spanish | alféizar, derrame | |
| Meaning | Spread open or apart. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "He splayed his huge hands over the table" | |
| Broader | unfold, spread, spread out, open | spread out or open from a closed or folded state |
| Spanish | achaflanarse | |
| Catalan | aixamfranar-se, aixamfranar | |
| Meaning | Turn outward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "These birds can splay out their toes" | |
| Synonyms | turn out, spread out, rotate | |
| Broader | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Spanish | achaflanarse | |
| Catalan | aixamfranar-se, aixamfranar | |
| Meaning | Move out of position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | dislocate, luxate, slip | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | dislocar, luxar | |
| Catalan | dislocar | |
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