Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun splay

1 sense of splay

Sense 1
splay -- (an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger)
       => bevel, cant, chamfer -- (two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb splay

3 senses of splay

Sense 1
splay -- (spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table")
       => unfold, spread, spread out, open -- (spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms")

Sense 2
turn out, splay, spread out, rotate -- (turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees")
       => turn -- (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")

Sense 3
dislocate, luxate, splay, slip -- (move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically")
       => move, 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")

Antonyms of adj splay

1 sense of splay

Sense 1
splay -- (turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees")

INDIRECT (VIA splayfooted) -> pigeon-toed -- (having feet that turn inward)

Similarity of adj splay

1 sense of splay

Sense 1
splay -- (turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees")
       => splayfooted (vs. pigeon-toed), splayfoot -- (having feet that turn outward)

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