Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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spread-eagle | No | Yes | Yes | No |
sprawl | Yes | No | Yes | No |
spread-eagle (noun) | sprawl (noun) |
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an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about | |
an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities |
spread-eagle (adjective) | sprawl (adjective) |
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with arms and legs stretched out and apart |
spread-eagle (verb) | sprawl (verb) |
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stretch out completely | sit or lie with one's limbs spread out |
defeat disastrously | go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way |
stand with arms and legs spread out | |
execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out | |
stretch over |