STRETCHES Synonyms

• (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

• having notably more length than width; being long and slender

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• extend in one or more directions

• become larger in size or volume or quantity

• make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

• grow vigorously

• exaggerate or make bigger

• add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

• expand the influence of

• extend in scope or range or area

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• make available; provide

• thrust or extend out

• reach outward in space

• offer verbally

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• expand the influence of

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• cause to move at full gallop

• open or straighten out; unbend

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• prolong the time allowed for payment of

• continue or extend

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• make longer

• become long or longer

• process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space

• a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

• farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

• a haphazard distribution in all directions

• a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes

• a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed

• two facing pages of a book or other publication

• the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age)

• decorative cover for a bed

• act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time

• distributed or spread over a considerable extent

• prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out

• fully extended in width

• distribute or disperse widely

• become distributed or widespread

• spread across or over

• spread out or open from a closed or folded state

• cause to become widely known

• become widely known and passed on

• strew or distribute over an area

• move outward

• cover by spreading something over

• distribute over a surface in a layer

• become broader or wider or more extensive

• make (clothes) larger

• make wider

• extend in scope or range or area

• extend in scope or range or area

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• span an interval of distance, space or time

• make available; provide

• thrust or extend out

• reach outward in space

• offer verbally

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• expand the influence of

• lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• cause to move at full gallop

• open or straighten out; unbend

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• prolong the time allowed for payment of

• continue or extend

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• lie down comfortably

• thrust or extend out

• extend one's body or limbs

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better

• mixed with impurities

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

• lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• (of a leaf shape) long and narrow

• having notably more length than width; being long and slender

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• weight to be borne or conveyed

• a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time

• goods carried by a large vehicle

• an amount of alcohol sufficient to intoxicate

• the power output of a generator or power plant

• an onerous or difficult concern

• a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks

• the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents

• electrical device to which electrical power is delivered

• fill or place a load on

• provide (a device) with something necessary

• transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory

• put (something) on a structure or conveyance

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• the limits within which something can be effective

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• the limit of capability

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

• be in or establish communication with

• to gain with effort

• to extend as far as

• reach a goal

• place into the hands or custody of

• to exert much effort or energy

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• accomplishment of an objective

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• smallest American sandpiper

• an individual's prescribed share of work

• subsist on a meager allowance

• supply sparingly and with restricted quantities

• the capacity for being stretched

• the capacity for being stretched

• act of expanding by lengthening or widening

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent