mawhera
1. (verb) to be open, widespread, spread out.
Nā, ka hohoro tā rātou tuku iho i ngā kawenga i runga i ngā tuarā o ā rātou kāmere - ka mawhera ā rātou taonga, ka whakatakoto ki ngā waewae o taua tamaiti (KO 15/5/1883:14). / So they hurried to take the luggage off the backs of their camels and spread out their goods, and lay them at the feet of that child.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
