SPLAY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
   Hypernyms(s) splay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bevel (what does bevel mean?)
   • cant (what does cant mean?)
   • chamfer (what does chamfer mean?)

SPLAY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • move out of position
   Synonym(s)
   • dislocate (what does dislocate mean?)
   • luxate (what does luxate mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dislocate joints
   • the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
   Hypernyms(s) splay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • displace (what does displace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • skid (what does skid mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   • sideslip (what does sideslip mean?)
   • slippage (what does slippage mean?)
   • luxation (what does luxation mean?)
   • dislocation (what does dislocation mean?)
   • dislocation (what does dislocation mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
2. Meaning
   • turn outward
   Synonym(s)
   • rotate (what does rotate mean?)
   • spread out (what does spread out mean?)
   • turn out (what does turn out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • These birds can splay out their toes
   • ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
   Hypernyms(s) splay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • turnout (what does turnout mean?)
3. Meaning
   • spread open or apart
   Usage Example(s)
   • He splayed his huge hands over the table
   Hypernyms(s) splay is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unfold (what does unfold mean?)
   • spread (what does spread mean?)
   • spread out (what does spread out mean?)
   • open (what does open mean?)

SPLAY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • turned outward in an ungainly manner
   Usage Example(s)
   • splay knees
   Similar To
   • splayfooted (what does splayfooted mean?)
   • splayfoot (what does splayfoot mean?)