splay
Extend apart awkwardly
Splay means to spread outward or apart, often awkwardly or at an angle.
Fingers splay when extended wide; feet splay when they point outward rather than straight ahead.
The word works as verb, adjective, and noun: She splayed her hands on the table, splay feet, the splay of branches.
In architecture, a splay is an angled surface where a wall meets a window or door opening.
Admirer or air mover
- outspreadStretched fully open
- extendMake longer or larger
- expandIncrease in size
- spread-eagleLimbs extended in X-shape
sprawl · unfold · open out · stretch out · fan out · flare · radiate · diverge
Sloped edge or cut
- chamferAngled corner cut
- revealMake something visible
- embrasureFortified wall opening
- jambVertical frame member
window · doorway · lintel · architrave · mullion · angled · widening · tapered
Geometric measure of rotation
- slantOblique angle or bias
- tiltAngular deviation from level
- inclineAngled rising surface
- obliqueAngled, not straightforward
askew · cant · skew · offset · outward · awry · divaricate · bifurcate
Lacking physical coordination
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- misshapenAbnormally or poorly formed
- deformedAbnormally shaped
- malformedImproperly structured or shaped
crooked · bowed · bent · distorted · irregular · uneven · knock-kneed · sprawling
Leg's lowest part
- toeFoot's small digit
- digitSingle numeric character
- fingerHand's grasping extension
- limbJointed bodily projection
leg · wing · claw · hoof · webbed · duck-footed · pigeon-toed · flat-footed
fan
Admirer or air mover
spread-eagle · sprawl · unfold · open out · stretch out · fan out · flare · radiate · diverge · branch
bevel
Sloped edge or cut
jamb · window · doorway · lintel · architrave · mullion · angled · widening · tapered · flared
angle
Geometric measure of rotation
oblique · askew · cant · skew · offset · outward · awry · divaricate · bifurcate · veer
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
malformed · crooked · bowed · bent · distorted · irregular · uneven · knock-kneed · sprawling
foot
Leg's lowest part
limb · leg · wing · claw · hoof · webbed · duck-footed · pigeon-toed · flat-footed · stance
- resting positionslie down, lie flat, recline, repose, prone
- tree algorithmstraversal, preorder, DFS, breadth-first, depth-first
- shaving brushesbadger brush, boar brush, silvertip, synthetic brush, horsehair brush
splaycontract
Enforceable written agreement
compress · converge · pigeon-toed · draw together · close
splaycompress
Reduce volume by force
compact · gather · bunch · consolidate · constrict