Main entry: string out, spread out
Definition: set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series
Usage: the houses were strung out in a long row
Main entry: spread, spread out, unfold, open
Definition: spread out or open from a closed or folded state
Usage: open the map; spread your arms
Main entry: disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
Definition: move away from each other
Usage: The crowds dispersed; The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached;
Main entry: rotate, splay, spread out, turn out
Definition: turn outward
Usage: These birds can splay out their toes; ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees
Main entry: diffuse, fan out, spread, spread out
Definition: move outward
Usage: The soldiers fanned out
Main entry: expand, spread out
Definition: extend in one or more directions
Usage: The dough expands
Main entry: spread, spread out, scatter
Definition: strew or distribute over an area
Usage: He spread fertilizer over the lawn; scatter cards across the table