spread-out

(s) especially spread in a fan shape
- the peacock's fanned tail
- the spread-out cards
fanned,

(v) move outward
- The soldiers fanned out
diffuse, fan out, spread,
(v) set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
- the houses were strung out in a long row
string out,
(v) strew or distribute over an area
- He spread fertilizer over the lawn
- scatter cards across the table
scatter, spread,
(v) extend in one or more directions
- The dough expands
expand,
(v) turn outward
- These birds can splay out their toes
- ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
splay, rotate, turn out,
(v) move away from each other
- The crowds dispersed
- The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
dissipate, scatter, disperse,
(v) spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- open the map
- spread your arms
spread, unfold, open,

fanned diffuse fan out spread string out scatter expand splay rotate turn out dissipate disperse unfold open

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