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Outspread

To spread out; expand; extend.

📖 Definitions of "Outspread"

verb
  1. 1

    To spread out; expand; extend.

adjective
  1. 1

    Extended outward, as one's arms

    "She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again."

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WordDefinition
extendedStretched out or pulled out; expanded.
spreadverb(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Outspread"

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spreadverb(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.
extendedStretched out or pulled out; expanded.
laid(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
forspreadverb(ambitransitive) To diffuse
splaynounAn outward spread of an object such as a bowl or cup.
spreddverbObsolete form of spread. [(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.]
overspreadverb(transitive) To spread over or across (something); cover over; be scattered over; permeate, overrun.
spradnounObsolete form of spread. [(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.]
spillnoun(countable) A mess of something that has been dropped.
branch outverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To expand one's interests or activities in a new direction.
spread-eagleverbLying with arms and legs outstretched and separated.
spendverb(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
outflingverb(intransitive) To fling outward.
unspoolverbTo remove (film, cotton, etc.) from a spool; unwind.
outspoutverb(transitive, poetic, archaic) To spout outward.
strewverb(dated, except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.
outspringverb(intransitive) To spring out.
outsurgenoun(intransitive) To surge outward.
outflarenoun(intransitive) To flare outward.
streamnounAny steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.

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