v. set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row"

v. spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"

v. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";

v. turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

v. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"

v. strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"

adj. "The spread-out cards"