splay
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9.0
- noun
- /spleɪ/
- Specialized
:
bisel
- The architect designed the house with an elegant splay near the entrance to enhance its charm.
Examples
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It had hit with enough force to send out a small splay.
Fiction book (1993) -
Give me a splay burn around the perimeter... ...with holes at 40, 60 and 80 meters from right here.
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Give me a splay burn around the perimeter with holes at 40, 60 and 80 meters from right here.
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In other words, the act of reading takes place both through a survey of the entire page (or splay pages) and the sequence of panels and pages.
Academic text (2018) -
The light came through the cracks in streaks and sometimes dots from the splays of woodpecker holes.
Fiction book (2002) -
Standing before his captain with his huge bare red bony splay feet brought neatly together, he plucked off his blue bonnet and asked, "Where to, sir?"
Academic text (1996) -
He heard the snow crunch under her splay-toed feet, the huge hooves sinking down until the dewclaws locked in the ice.
Fiction book (1990) -
Bat Yiftah wandered away from her companions sometimes and lay out on a dune, staring at the magnificent dome of night with its splay of stars, and she would cry until she felt dried up.
Fiction book (1997) -
The builders added a splay to the window frame, making the room appear larger.
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A beautiful splay around the door gave the house a welcoming feel.
Synonyms
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7.7
A sloped edge or surface not at a right angle
Antonyms
How Slanted
Surface Forms
Etymology
Splay comes from the simple idea of 'spreading out' at the edge, like a stone or wall that angles away to make an opening look bigger. So a splay is the slanted outer surface around a door or window that makes the opening seem larger and lets in more light.