Hyphenation of splay

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splay

Definitions of splay:

1.
An outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
2.
Spread open or apart
He splayed his huge hands over the table
3.
Turn outward
These birds can splay out their toes Ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
4.
Move out of position
Dislocate joints The artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
5.
Turned outward in an ungainly manner
Splay knees

Synonyms of splay:

adj splayfooted, splayfoot
noun bevel, cant, chamfer
verb unfold, spread, spread out, open
verbturn out, spread out, rotate, turn
verb dislocate, luxate, slip, move, displace

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