splay

Letters that make splay

s, a, l, p, y are letters that make 'splay'

Words within splay

la, lay, play, LA, La are words within 'splay'

Anagrams of splay

plays, palsy are anagrams of 'splay'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of splay

splays is a word created by adding a letter to 'splay'


5 possible definitions for 'splay'

Splay as "an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem larger"

Under this definition, splay is a noun and has the following properties:

splay as a type

'splay' can be a type of bevel, cant, chamfer.


Splay as "move out of position"

Under this definition, splay is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dislocate, luxate, slip have the same meaning as 'splay'

splay as a type

'splay' can be a type of displace, move.

Derivatives of splay

slip, skid, luxation, disruption, dislocation, slippage, sideslip are derivatives of 'splay'.


Splay as "spread open or apart"

Under this definition, splay is a verb and has the following properties:

splay as a type

'splay' can be a type of unfold, spread out, open, spread.

Example of splay used within this context

"He splayed his huge hands over the table"


Splay as "turn outward"

Under this definition, splay is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rotate, turn out, spread out have the same meaning as 'splay'

splay as a type

'splay' can be a type of turn.

Derivatives of splay

turnout is a derivative of splay.

Example of splay used within this context

"These birds can splay out their toes", "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"


Splay as "turned outward in an ungainly manner"

Under this definition, splay is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to splay

splayfooted, splayfoot are similar to 'splay'.

Example of splay used within this context

"splay knees"



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