splay

verb

• thrust or spread (things, especially limbs or fingers) out and apart:her hands were splayed across his broad shoulders he stood with his legs and arms splayed out
• [no object] (especially of limbs or fingers) be thrust or spread out and apart:his legs splayed out in front of him
• [no object] (of a thing) diverge in shape or position; become wider or more separated:the river splayed out, deepening to become an estuary
• (usually as adjective splayed) construct (a window, doorway, or aperture) so that it diverges or is wider at one side of the wall than the other:the walls are pierced by splayed window openings

noun

• 1a widening or outward tapering of something, in particular.
• a tapered widening of a road at an intersection to increase visibility.
• a splayed window aperture or other opening.

• 2a surface making an oblique angle with another, such as the splayed side of a window or embrasure.
• the degree of bevel or slant of a surface.

adjective

• turned outward or widened:the girls were sitting splay-legged