Spread eagle and Straighten

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Spread eagle noun - An emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States.

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Straighten is an antonym for spread eagle in topics: sprawl, wander about.

Straighten verb - To cause to follow a line that is without bends or curls.

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Spread eagle is an antonym for straighten.

Nearby Words: straight, straightening

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Straighten and Spread eagle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spread_eagle/straighten

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