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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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Displayed :: Displayed (a.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of pray, esp. an eagle..

Rarefy :: Rarefy (v. t.) To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; -- opposed to condense..

Blowtube :: Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe..

Explicate :: Explicate (v. t.) To unfold; to expand; to lay open.

Parathesis :: Parathesis (n.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded..

Springe :: Springbuck (n.) A South African gazelle (Gazella euchore) noted for its graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of springing lighty and suddenly into the air. It has a white dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the rump and tail. Called also springer..

Sea Trumpet :: Sea trumpet () A great blackish seaweed of the Southern Ocean, having a hollow and expanding stem and a pinnate frond, sometimes twenty feet long..

Clove :: Clove (n.) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Molucca Isles..

Ferrule :: Ferrule (n.) A bushing for expanding the end of a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for partly filling up its mouth..

Unfold :: Unfold (v. t.) To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth..

Starost :: Starnose (n.) A curious American mole (Condylura cristata) having the nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also star-nosed mole.

Explosion :: Explosion (n.) The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc..

Round :: Round (a.) Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style..

Centripetal :: Centripetal (a.) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and proceeding in order towards the summit..

Expanse :: Expanse (n.) That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky..

Evolve :: Evolve (v. t.) To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.

Dilate :: Dilate (v. i.) To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all directions.

Hysteranthous :: Hysteranthous (a.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.

Expanse :: Expanse (v. t.) To expand.

Dilated :: Dilated (a.) Expanded; enlarged.