outspread
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5.5
- adjective
- /aʊtˈsprɛd/
:
extendido
- The banyan tree towered above him; from its massive outspread branches, slender shoots reaching downward sought the ground.
- outspread wings
Examples
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The eagle soared high in the sky with its wings outspread to catch the warm currents of air.
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Kevin smiles and continues, arms outspread.
Fiction book (1999) -
The light moved now to the angel, to its outspread wings and supplicating hands.
Fiction book (2000) -
By the time he reached our sidewalk, he was staggering on his knees, his arms outspread.
Fiction book (1991) -
The eagle had fallen on its breast, with wings outspread and mouth wide open; it was making a sound like ts-ts-ts-sss, rather loud.
Academic text (1992) -
Large dark birds with outspread wings sailed slowly in wide circles across the milk-white sky.
Fiction book (1992) -
The outspread arms of the disciple seem to be an elaboration on a similar gesture performed by James the Less in Leonardo's Last Supper.
Academic text (2007) -
These imposing walls were supplemented by two outspread and thoroughly impassable moats.
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There is a big wooden statue of bald eagle wings with inches marked off, and kids are supposed to stand in front of it with their arms outspread to compare their arm spans with that of the bald eagle's wingspan.
Fiction book (1999) -
The gymnast performed an impressive routine, her arms outspread as she gracefully leapt across the mat.
Synonyms
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4.4
Spreading out over a large area in an untidy way like a city or tree branches
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3.5
Stretched out to a longer length in space
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3.3
Fully opened and stretched out over an area
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3.5
Arranged so they cover a wide area like papers fanned on a table
Spread out far across a large area
Antonyms
How Wide
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Outspread is made of out- ('out') and spread ('open wide'). So, it literally means 'spread out', like wings or a map that are fully extended across a space.