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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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Flourish :: Flourish (v. t.) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.

Stretch :: Stretch (v. t.) To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings..

Petal :: Petal (n.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette on the black of certain Echini.

Inflate :: Inflate (v. t.) To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency..

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..

Display :: Display (v. t.) To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

Spreader :: Spreader (n.) One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates..

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..

Expansible :: Expansible (a.) Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.

Expansion :: Expansion (n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

Inflate :: Inflate (v. i.) To expand; to fill; to distend.

Open :: Open (a.) Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect..

Expansibility :: Expansibility (n.) The capacity of being expanded; as, the expansibility of air..

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..

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.

Dilator :: Dilator (n.) One who, or that which, widens or expands..

Open :: Open (v. t.) To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand..

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..

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

Balloon :: Balloon (v. i.) To expand, or puff out, like a balloon..