outspread Definition
out·spread (o̵ut′spred′; also, and for n. always, o̵ut′spred′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb -·spread′, -·spread′·ing
to spread out; extend; expand
noun
a spreading out; extension; expansion
adjective
spread out; extended; expanded
outspread Synonyms
outspread
modif.
outspread Usage Examples
Object
- wing: Upon the ruins of the church - an Angel - wings outspread Commemorates the " Victory " of France's gallant dead.
- arm: A 12 foot high rearing horse and young male rider with arms outspread.
Modifies a noun
- wing: It is a very slight drawing of a bird with outspread wings, which appears to be sliding down a stretched string.
- arm: She is shown here painted on the king's coffin; with outspread arms protecting the deceased.
- mask: Windmill Hill, more outspread, masks the others as you approach from Wells.
- finger: He was like a man paralyzed, his mouth open, his hand, with outspread fingers, raised in the air.
- hand: Two outspread hands from the sun, it spreads across the sky.
Noun used with modifier
wing: It circled round, and then came sweeping overhead with its strong wings outspread ' ( p. 125 ).
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