noun🔗ShareAbertura, ensanchamientoA 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. "La abertura de la ventana permitió que entrara más luz solar en la habitación porque ensanchó la abertura en la pared interior.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtender, desplegarTo spread; spread out."The artist splayed the paintbrushes across the table, ready to begin painting. "El artista extendió los pinceles sobre la mesa, listo para comenzar a pintar.actionpositionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDislocar, desencajarTo dislocate, as a shoulder bone."The accident caused the young athlete to splay her shoulder. "El accidente causó que la joven atleta se dislocara el hombro.medicineanatomybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAbrir, inclinarTo 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. "El escritorio del nuevo estudiante estaba torpemente inclinado, ocupando demasiado espacio.architecturetechnicalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReorganizarTo 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. "Para organizar el horario de clases, la profesora tuvo que reorganizar la lista de estudiantes, poniendo al estudiante que tenía más conflictos en la parte superior.computingtechnologymathsciencestructuresystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCastrar, esterilizarTo spay; to castrate."The veterinarian will spay the cat tomorrow. "El veterinario castrará al gato mañana.medicineanimalsexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareExtendido, abiertoSpread out; turned outward."to sit splay-legged"sentarse con las piernas abiertasappearancebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePlano y torpeFlat and ungainly."splay shoulders"Hombros planos y torpesappearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading