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splayed

/spleɪd/

splayed adjective: of a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other. Also the simple past and past participle of splay.

splayed: of a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other
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Adjective

splayed (not comparable)

  1. Of a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other.
    • a splayed door frame
  2. wide open

Also used as

splayed is also the simple past and past participle of splay.

Origin of splayed

From splay + -ed.

Words formed from splayed

Words that rhyme with splayed

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Questions about splayed

What does splayed mean?
Splayed means of a door or a window: bevelled so as to be larger on one side of the wall than on the other.
What part of speech is splayed?
Splayed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce splayed?
Splayed is pronounced /spleɪd/.

Words near splayed in the dictionary

  1. splay-foot
  2. splay-footed
  3. splay-legged
  4. Splayd
  5. Splayds
  6. splayed
  7. splayer
  8. splayers
  9. splayfeet
  10. splayfoot
  11. splayfooted

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