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Splay word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "splay" word

[noun] an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger
[adjective] turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees"
[verb] move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"
[verb] turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"
[verb] spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table"
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\Splay\, v. t. [Abbrev. of display.] 1. To display; to spread. [Obs.] ``Our ensigns splayed.'' --Gascoigne. 2. To dislocate, as a shoulder bone. 3. To spay; to castrate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] 4. To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window, etc. --Oxf. Gloss.
\Splay\, a. Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly; as, splay shoulders. Sonwthing splay, something blunt-edged, unhandy, and infelicitous. --M. Arnold.
\Splay\, a. (Arch.) A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them.

Synonyms for splay

dislocate, luxate, slip, splayfoot, splayfooted, spread out, turn out

See also: bevel | cant | chamfer | displace | move | open | spread | turn | unfold |

The fun area, different aproach to word »splay«

Let's analyse "splay" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YALPS. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: ... .--. .-.. .- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: splay: 1 = 1, reduced: 1 (or 8 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: splay: 1 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
L (1) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (1) 16 Tower Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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