from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun plural Prov. Eng. Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprawl.
noun UK, dialect Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word sprawls.
Examples
Rocinha-which means "little field" in Portuguese-sprawls along the northeastern fringe of São Conrado, a chic neighborhood of modern high-rises and million-dollar mansions.
Rocinha-which means "little field" in Portuguese-sprawls along the northeastern fringe of São Conrado, a chic neighborhood of modern high-rises and million-dollar mansions.
Rocinha-which means "little field" in Portuguese-sprawls along the northeastern fringe of São Conrado, a chic neighborhood of modern high-rises and million-dollar mansions.
Rocinha-which means "little field" in Portuguese-sprawls along the northeastern fringe of São Conrado, a chic neighborhood of modern high-rises and million-dollar mansions.
Below me sprawls the green and leafy city where I started in public life fifty years ago and whose enlightened, progressive politics have inspired me ever since.
Below me sprawls the green and leafy city where I started in public life fifty years ago and whose enlightened, progressive politics have inspired me ever since.
Below me sprawls the green and leafy city where I started in public life fifty years ago and whose enlightened, progressive politics have inspired me ever since.
At the same time, because no city is like any other city, I love the urban sprawls of the New World: I genuinely find LA glorious and haunting, those clusters of towers rising out of the smog.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.