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splay

• (s) turned outward in an ungainly manner
  • splay knees

Nouns

• (n) an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger

Verbs

• (v) spread open or apart
  • He splayed his huge hands over the table
• (v) turn outward
  • These birds can splay out their toes
  • ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
  rotate, spread out, turn out,
• (v) move out of position
  • dislocate joints
  • the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically
  dislocate, luxate, slip,

Synonyms

rotate spread out turn out dislocate luxate slip

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