First Known Use: 15th century
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1splay
verb \ˈsplā\
: to move (things, especially your legs, fingers, etc.) out and apart from each other
Full Definition of SPLAY
transitive verb
1
: to cause to spread outward
2
: to make oblique : bevel
intransitive verb
1
: to extend apart or outward especially in an awkward manner
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Origin of SPLAY
Middle English, short for displayen — more at display
Rhymes with SPLAY
a, ae, bay, bey, blae, brae, bray, chez, clay, Cray, day, dey, dray, eh, fay, fey, flay, fley, frae, fray, Frey, gay, Gay, gey, gley, gray, hay, he, hey, Hue, j, jay, Jay, k, kay, Kay, lay, lei, may, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, pay, pe, play, pray, prey, qua, quai, quay, Rae, ray, re, say, shay, slay, sleigh, spae, spay, Spey, spray, stay, stray, sway, Tay, they, tray, trey, way, weigh, whey, yea
2splay
noun
Definition of SPLAY
1
: a slope or bevel especially of the sides of a door or window
First Known Use of SPLAY
circa 1508
3splay
adjective
Definition of SPLAY
1
: turned outward <splay knees>
First Known Use of SPLAY
1548
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