Definition of extend

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Extend (v. t.) To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand..

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Rib :: Rib (n.) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Malleable :: Malleable (a.) Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals..
Long :: Long (superl.) Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
Propagate :: Propagate (v. t.) To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward in space; as, to propagate sound or light..
Immemorial :: Immemorial (a.) Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial..
Extension :: Extension (v. t.) The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expansion.
Wahabee :: Wahabee (n.) A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India..
Explanate :: Explanate (a.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form.
Continue :: Continue (v. t.) To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist in; to cease not.
Expansive :: Expansive (a.) Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate; diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..
Cloak :: Cloak (n.) A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women..
Slack :: Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope..
Kami :: Kami (n. pl.) A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado..
Fly :: Fly (v. i.) The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place..
Subtense :: Subtend (v. t.) To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc..
Horizon :: Horizon (n.) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon corresponds with this line..
Saturnalia :: Saturnalia (n. pl.) The festival of Saturn, celebrated in December, originally during one day, but afterward during seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves..
Rack :: Rack (v. t.) To extend by the application of force; to stretch or strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the joints..
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