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span1
- pronunciation:
- spaen
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the extent, stretch, or reach between two points or limits.
- synonyms:
- distance, length
- similar words:
- extent, size
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| definition 2: |
the length of time during which something exists.
the span of his life- synonyms:
- duration, length, term
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| definition 3: |
the section of a bridge, trestle, or the like between two supports.
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| definition 4: |
the distance from the end of the little finger to the end of the thumb when the hand is fully spread out, or approximately nine inches, sometimes used as a unit of measure.
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| definition 5: |
the distance from one wing tip to the other on an airplane or bird; wingspan; wingspread.
- synonyms:
- wingspan, wingspread
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| related words: |
age, arch, dimension, extent, length, life, pair, period, term, time, year |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
spanned, spanning, spans |
| definition 1: |
to extend, stretch, or reach over or across (space or time).
a bridge that spans the riverHer life spanned the century.
- synonyms:
- bridge, cross, traverse
- similar words:
- arch, extend over, reach over, stretch over, vault
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| definition 2: |
to measure with or as if with an outspread hand.
- similar words:
- measure
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| definition 3: |
to place or provide a bridge across.
They spanned the river in a few days.- synonyms:
- bridge
- similar words:
- vault
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| definition 4: |
to surround with the hand or hands.
- similar words:
- hold
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| related words: |
reach, skip |
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