Difference between Spread-eagle and Extended

What is the difference between Spread-eagle and Extended?

Spread-eagle as an adjective is lying with arms and legs out-stretched and separated. while Extended as an adjective is longer in length or extension; elongated

Spread-eagle

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Lying with arms and legs out-stretched and separated.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: With arms and legs extended and spread.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To put into a spread-eagle position, with arms and legs extended and spread. To put one's body in a spread eagle.

Extended

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To increase in extent.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: longer in length or extension; elongatedstretched out or pulled out; expandedlasting longer; protractedhaving a large scope or range; extensivewider than usual

Example sentence: It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles.

We hope you now know whether to use Spread-eagle or Extended in your sentence.

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