Definition of extend

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Extend (v. t.) To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread; to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or rolling them..

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Midrib :: Midrib (n.) A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf..
Harefoot :: Harefoot (n.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or extending) forward; -- said of dogs..
Long :: Long (superl.) Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide..
Diverge :: Diverge (v. i.) To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun..
Through :: Through (a.) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge..
Tensioned :: Tensioned (a.) Extended or drawn out; subjected to tension.
Expand :: Expand (v. t.) To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves..
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..
Ridge :: Ridge (n.) A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a range; any extended elevation between valleys..
Colon :: Colon (n.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the caecum to the rectum. [See Illust of Digestion..
Spacious :: Spacious (n.) Extending far and wide; vast in extent.
Small :: Small (superl.) Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short; as, after a small space..
Coextension :: Coextension (n.) The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended..
Mora :: Mora (n.) A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes..
Trinervate :: Trinervate (a.) Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the base to the apex; -- said of a leaf.
Spacious :: Spacious (n.) Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room; not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall..
Cubit :: Cubit (n.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending from elbow to wrist..
Spiderwort :: Spiderwort (n.) An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus..
Synodically :: Synodical (a.) Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the period between two successive conjunctions; extending from one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun, to the next; as, a synodical month (see Lunar month, under Month); the synodical revolution of the moon or a planet..
Triclinium :: Triclinium (n.) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three sides of a table, and usually in three parts..
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