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- [spley]
- /spleɪ/
- /spleɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spley]
- /spleɪ/
Definitions of splay word
- verb with object splay to spread out, expand, or extend. 1
- verb with object splay to form with an oblique angle; make slanting; bevel. 1
- verb with object splay to make with a splay or splays. 1
- verb with object splay to disjoin; dislocate. 1
- verb without object splay to have an oblique or slanting direction. 1
- verb without object splay to spread or flare. 1
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Origin of splay
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English; aphetic form of display
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Splay
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
splay popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
splay usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for splay
adj splay
- all thumbs — clumsy
- broad — Something that is broad is wide.
- butterfingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- clodhopping — loutish; boorish.
- clownish — If you describe a person's appearance or behaviour as clownish, you mean that they look or behave rather like a clown, and often that they appear rather foolish.
verb splay
- beveling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- bevelled — If a piece of wood, metal, or glass has bevelled edges, its edges are cut sloping.
- bevelling — the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- drop away — become fewer
- flare — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
adjective splay
- clunking — a hard hit, especially on the head.
- collapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
- dilated — Simple past tense and past participle of dilate.
- expanded — Being or having been enlarged, extended, or broadened, in particular.
- inelegant — not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.
Antonyms for splay
adjective splay
- coordinated — well organized
- gliding — to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
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