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Contortuplicate :: Contortuplicate (a.) Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the morning-glory..

Wiredraw :: Wiredraw (v. t.) Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument..

Within :: Within (prep.) In the limits or compass of; not further in length than; as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept within one's income..

Enlarge :: Enlarge (v. i.) To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or writing; to expatiate; to dilate.

Cannulated :: Cannulated (a.) Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle..

Yard :: Yard (v. i.) A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure..

Stretch :: Stretch (v. i.) To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles..

Enfilade :: Enfilade (v. t.) To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the length of, as a work, or a line of troops..

Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.

Length :: Length (a.) A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence..

Inch :: Inch (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank..

Tice :: Tice (n.) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..

Enfilade :: Enfilade (n.) A firing in the direction of the length of a trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking fire..

Inch :: Inch (n.) A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic..

Heterogony :: Heterogony (n.) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils..

Month :: Month (n.) One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a synodic revolution of the moon, -- whence the name. In popular use, a period of four weeks is often called a month..

Spread :: Spread (v. i.) To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand..

Lengthful :: Lengthful (a.) Long.

Length :: Length (a.) Distance.

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