outspread
Collocations
4ADJ.
purple
VERB + OUTSPREAD
fall
PREP.
into, on
ADV.
again, once
Definitions
verb
To spread out; expand; extend.
adj
Extended outward, as one's arms.
She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again.
Brutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — fully extended in width
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5She longed to fall into his outspread arms once again.
WiktionaryBrutes […] / Ruminate heedleſs of the ſcene outſpread / Beneath, beyond, and ſtretching far away / From inland regions to the diſtant main.
WiktionaryOphiuchus is an outspread but not very prominent constellation.
Tatoeba · #5588214The Serpent Bearer is an outspread but not very prominent constellation.
Tatoeba · #5588378There, flocking in, the Trojans and their King / recline on purple coverlets outspread.
Tatoeba · #6800166