Definition of expand

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Expand (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy..

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Flourish :: Flourish (v. t.) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
Outspread :: Outspread (v. t.) To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. / adj.
Disclosed :: Disclosed (p. a.) Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey.
Fan-tailed :: Fan-tailed (a.) Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed pigeon..
Hoop :: Hoop (n.) A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone, metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural..
Expanded :: Expanded (imp. & p. p.) of Expan.
Open :: Open (v. i.) To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view..
Full-blown :: Full-blown (a.) Fully expanded, as a blossom; as, a full-bloun rose..
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..
Spoonbill :: Spoonbill (n.) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip..
Inflate :: Inflate (v. t.) To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency..
Expansibility :: Expansibility (n.) The capacity of being expanded; as, the expansibility of air..
Bell-mouthed :: Bell-mouthed (a.) Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun..
Sea Orange :: Sea orange () A large American holothurian (Lophothuria Fabricii) having a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.
Inflate :: Inflate (v. i.) To expand; to fill; to distend.
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..
Expansion :: Expansion (n.) The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
Parathesis :: Parathesis (n.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Expand :: Expand (v. i.) To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by heat; the heart expands with joy..
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