| Noun | 1. | splay - an outward bevel around a door or window that makes it seem largerbevel, chamfer, cant - two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees | |
| Verb | 1. | splay - spread open or apart; "He splayed his huge hands over the table" | |
| 2. | splay - turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" | |
| 3. | splay - move out of position; "dislocate joints"; "the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically"move, displace - cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" | |
| Adj. | 1. | splay - turned outward in an ungainly manner; "splay knees" | |