Extend+or+enlarge

  • 41stretch — stretchable, adj. stretchability, n. /strech/, v.t. 1. to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often fol. by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (one …

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  • 42stretch — [[t]strɛtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out fully: to stretch oneself out on the ground[/ex] 2) to extend to the limit: stretched out her arms[/ex] 3) to cause to extend from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road[/ex] 4) to… …

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  • 43stretch — /strɛtʃ / (say strech) verb (t) 1. Also, stretch out. to draw out or extend (oneself, the body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent: to stretch oneself out on the ground. 2. to hold out, reach forth, or extend (the hand or something… …

  • 44grow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. mature, become, develop; increase, extend, expand, enlarge; nurture, raise, cultivate; germinate, breed, sprout; flourish, thrive. See agriculture, increase, prosperity, change. grow up II (Roget s… …

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  • 45widen — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make wider] Syn. add to, broaden, stretch, extend, increase, enlarge, distend, spread out, give more space, augment. Ant. compress*, narrow, cramp. 2. [To become wider] Syn. unfold, grow, open, stretch, grow larger,… …

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  • 46expand — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. extend, augment, enlarge, increase, dilate, swell, distend, inflate, grow, develop, elaborate, enlarge upon, spread out, stretch out, open, unfold, unfurl; see also develop 1 , 4 , grow 1 , increase 1 . Syn. expand implies… …

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  • 47expand — I. v. a. 1. Spread, open, unfold, evolve, lay open, spread out. 2. Dilate, distend, swell, fill out, blow up. 3. Extend, stretch, enlarge, increase, diffuse. II. v. n. 1. Open, be unfolded, be spread out. 2. Dilate, enlarge, be distended,… …

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  • 48expand — expandable, expandible, adj. expandability, expandibility, n. /ik spand /, v.t. 1. to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company. 2. to spread or stretch out; unfold: A bird expands its …

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  • 49Fill — Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filling}.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f[ u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See {Full}, a.] 1. To make full; to supply with as …

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  • 50Filled — Fill Fill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filling}.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full; akin to D. vullen, G. f[ u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan. fylde, Goth. fulljan. See {Full}, a.] 1. To make full; to supply… …

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