Definition of expand

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Expand (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence..

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Patulous :: Patulous (a.) Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of flowers..
Corymb :: Corymb (n.) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn..
Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings..
Expander :: Expander (n.) Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc..
Enlarge :: Enlarge (v. t.) To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy, affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind..
Evergreen :: Evergreen (a.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like..
Display :: Display (v. t.) To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
Tubulous :: Tubulous (a.) Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower..
Dilator :: Dilator (n.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral dilator..
Enlarge :: Enlarge (v. i.) To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges by good management; a volume of air enlarges by rarefaction..
Spreader :: Spreader (n.) One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates..
Water Thermometer :: Water thermometer () A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39? Fahr., or 4? Centigrade; and from that point down to 32? Fahr., or 0? Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands..
Fan-tailed :: Fan-tailed (a.) Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon..
Expanse :: Expanse (n.) That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky..
Expand :: Expand (v. t.) To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to contract; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence..
Outspread :: Outspread (v. t.) To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. / adj.
Open :: Open (v. i.) To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view..
Dispand :: Dispand (v. t.) To spread out; to expand.
Inflate :: Inflate (v. t.) To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs..
Flower :: Flower (v. i.) To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June..
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