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Extend :: Extend (v. t.) To stretch out; to prolong in space; to carry forward or continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to extend a cord across the street..

Stretch :: Stretch (n.) A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument..

Drawing :: Drawing (n.) The process of stretching or spreading metals as by hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies..

Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

Tense :: Tense (a.) Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber..

Tension :: Tension (a.) The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the direction of its length; strain..

Tenter :: Tenter (v. t.) To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters..

Extender :: Extender (n.) One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything..

Strain :: Strain (a.) To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship..

Kettledrum :: Kettledrum (n.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the mouth of it..

Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.

Boottree :: Boottree (n.) An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot, consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven..

Procrustes :: Procrustes (n.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; -- whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes..

Subtepid :: Subtense (a.) A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the subtense of an arc..

Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.

Phoneidoscope :: Phoneidoscope (n.) An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations..

Resiliency :: Resiliency (n.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain..

Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.

Plain :: Plain (a.) Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies..

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