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

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..

Expansion :: Expansion (n.) That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was formed of metal..

Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind..

Sheet :: Sheet (v. t.) To expand, as a sheet..

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

Florescent :: Florescent (a.) Expanding into flowers; blossoming.

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..

Unfurl :: Unfurl (v. t. & i.) To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag..

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

Expander :: Expander (n.) Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for stretching open or expanding a tube, etc..

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

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..

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..

Wheel-shaped :: Wheel-shaped (a.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla..

Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. t.) To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.

Hypocraterimorphous :: Hypocraterimorphous (a.) Salver-shaped; having a slender tube, expanding suddenly above into a bowl-shaped or spreading border, as in the blossom of the phlox and the lilac..

Larynx :: Larynx (n.) The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike epiglottis..

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..

Distend :: Distend (v. i.) To become expanded or inflated; to swell.

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