nounπShareA slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or window, by which the opening is made larger at one face of the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces than it is between them."The window's splay allowed more sunlight to enter the room because it widened the opening on the inside wall. "architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo spread; spread out."The artist splayed the paintbrushes across the table, ready to begin painting. "actionpositionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo dislocate, as a shoulder bone."The accident caused the young athlete to splay her shoulder. "medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant, as the side of a door, window etc."The new student's desk was awkwardly splayed out, taking up too much space. "architecturetechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo rearrange (a splay tree) so that a desired element is placed at the root."To organize the class schedule, the teacher had to splay the student roster, putting the student who had the most conflicts at the top. "computingtechnologymathsciencestructuresystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo spay; to castrate."The veterinarian will spay the cat tomorrow. "medicineanimalsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSpread out; turned outward."to sit splay-legged"appearancebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareFlat and ungainly."splay shoulders"appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
