spread-eagle
/sprɛd_,iɡəl/
verbnounadjective
12 letters2 syllables15 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS8
VERB
1
Defeat disastrously.
2
Execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out.
3
Stand with arms and legs spread out.
4
Stretch out completely.
“They spread-eagled him across the floor”
5
NOUNStretch over.
“His residences spread-eagle the entire county”
1
An emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States.
2
ADJECTIVEA skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line.
1
With arms and legs stretched out and apart.
“lay spread-eagle on the floor”
WORD FORMS
Starts withS
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablesspread-ea · gle
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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