splay
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To spread, spread apart, or spread out (something); to expand.
Đồng nghĩa: broaden, display, widen
- 2.
(transitive)To construct a bevel or slope on (something, such as the frame or jamb of a door or window); to bevel, to slant, to slope.
- 3.
(transitive)To rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root.
- 4.
(transitive)To dislocate (a body part such as a shoulder bone).
- 5.
(obsolete, transitive)To unfurl or unroll (a banner or flag).
Đồng nghĩa: display
- 6.
(intransitive)To have, or lie in, an oblique or slanted position.
- 7.
(intransitive)To spread out awkwardly; to sprawl.
- 8.
(Shropshire, transitive)(transitive, obsolete except Ireland, Lincolnshire, Shropshire) Synonym of spay (“to destroy or remove the ovaries and/or uterus (of a female animal) to prevent pregnancy”).
Đồng nghĩa: spay
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Oblique, slanted.
- 2.
Turned outward; spread out.
to sit splay-legged
- 3.
(figuratively)(figurative) Crooked, distorted, out of place.
splay shoulders
Đồng nghĩa: awry
Trạng từ
adverb- 1.
In an oblique or slanted manner; obliquely, slantedly.
Đồng nghĩa: slantingly, slantwise, slopingly
- 2.
Of walking, etc.: with the feet turned outwards; in a splayfooted manner.
Đồng nghĩa: splayfoot
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An outward spread of an object such as a bowl or cup.
- 2.
(also, attributive)A bevel, slant, or slope, especially of the frame or jamb of a door or window, by which an opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.
- 3.
(also, attributive)The amount of such a bevel, slant, or slope.
- 4.
A widening of a minor road where it forms a junction with a major road to ensure that the view of traffic on the major road by drivers on the minor road is not obstructed.
visibility splay
- 5.
The view to the left or right which a driver on a minor road has of traffic on the major road; also, a plan showing this.
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dwísine-pro The verb is derived from Middle English splaien, splayen, an aphetic form of Middle English displaien, displayen (to display): see display.