splay

splay

S0652900 (splā)v. splayed, splay·ing, splays v.tr.1. To spread (the limbs, for example) out or apart: The dog rolled on its back and splayed its legs.2. To make slanting or sloping; bevel: splayed the edge of the tabletop.3. To dislocate (a bone). Used of an animal.v.intr.1. To be spread out or apart: After work, he splayed out on the couch.2. To slant or slope.adj.1. Spread or turned out.2. Clumsy or clumsily formed; awkward.n. Architecture An oblique angle or bevel given to the sides of an opening in a wall so that the opening is wider on one side of the wall than on the other.

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[Middle English splayen, short for displayen; see display.]

splay

(spleɪ) adj1. spread out; broad and flat2. turned outwards in an awkward mannervb3. to spread out; turn out or expand4. (Veterinary Science) (tr) vet science to dislocate (a joint)n5. (Architecture) a surface of a wall that forms an oblique angle to the main flat surfaces, esp at a doorway or window opening6. enlargement[C14: short for display]

splay

(spleɪ)

v.t. 1. to spread out, expand, or extend. 2. to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 3. to disjoin; dislocate. v.i. 4. to have an oblique or slanting direction. 5. to spread or flare. n. 6. a surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where the opening through a wall for a window or door widens from one side to the other. adj. 7. spread out; wide and flat; turned outward. 8. oblique or awry. [1300–50; Middle English; aph. form of display]

splay

Past participle: splayed
Gerund: splaying

Imperative
splay
splay

Present
I splay
you splay
he/she/it splays
we splay
you splay
they splay

Preterite
I splayed
you splayed
he/she/it splayed
we splayed
you splayed
they splayed

Present Continuous
I am splaying
you are splaying
he/she/it is splaying
we are splaying
you are splaying
they are splaying

Present Perfect
I have splayed
you have splayed
he/she/it has splayed
we have splayed
you have splayed
they have splayed

Past Continuous
I was splaying
you were splaying
he/she/it was splaying
we were splaying
you were splaying
they were splaying

Past Perfect
I had splayed
you had splayed
he/she/it had splayed
we had splayed
you had splayed
they had splayed

Future
I will splay
you will splay
he/she/it will splay
we will splay
you will splay
they will splay

Future Perfect
I will have splayed
you will have splayed
he/she/it will have splayed
we will have splayed
you will have splayed
they will have splayed

Future Continuous
I will be splaying
you will be splaying
he/she/it will be splaying
we will be splaying
you will be splaying
they will be splaying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been splaying
you have been splaying
he/she/it has been splaying
we have been splaying
you have been splaying
they have been splaying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been splaying
you will have been splaying
he/she/it will have been splaying
we will have been splaying
you will have been splaying
they will have been splaying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been splaying
you had been splaying
he/she/it had been splaying
we had been splaying
you had been splaying
they had been splaying

Conditional
I would splay
you would splay
he/she/it would splay
we would splay
you would splay
they would splay

Past Conditional
I would have splayed
you would have splayed
he/she/it would have splayed
we would have splayed
you would have splayed
they would have splayed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	splay - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem largerbevel, chamfer, cant - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees
Verb	1.	splay - spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"spread, unfold, open, spread out - spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
	2.	splay - turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"rotate, spread out, turn outturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	3.	splay - move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"dislocate, luxate, slipmove, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
Adj.	1.	splay - turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"splayfoot, splayfooted - having feet that turn outward

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