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stretchesnounpl. of stretch a wide space or areaa narrow stretch of beach below the cliffs breadths, distances, expanses, expansions, extents, fields, lengths, plains, reaches, sheets, spreads, wastes domains, spheres, territoriescompasses, ranges, scopes, sweepsgamuts, scales, spectra(or spectrums)depths, voidsextensions, latitudes, spansamplitudes, immensities, magnitudes an indefinite but usually short period of timethere was a cardinal at our bird feeder for a short stretch last spring bits, space, spells, whiles lapsesseasons, spansdays, epochs, erasbeats, eyeblinks, flashes, heartbeats, instants, jiffies, jiffs, minutes, moments, nanoseconds, New York minutes, seconds, shakes, split seconds, spurts, trices, twinkles, twinklings, winksaeons(or eons), ages, eternities, infinities, perpetuitiesinterims, interludes, intermissions, intervals the distance or extent between possible extremesthe stories were written over a considerable stretch of time diapasons, gamuts, ranges, scales, spectra(or spectrums), spreads measures, pitches, scalesambits, amplitudes, compasses, dimensions, extents, reaches, realms, scopes, sweeps, widths the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objectsthe longest stretch of the drive without any place to get gas distances, leads, lengths, removes, spacings, spreads, ways altitudes, areas, breadths, depths, heights, rises, spaces, volumes, widthsextensions, extentscasts, ranges, reaches, scopes, shots, sweeps, throwsdrops, falls, flights, haulsberths, clearances to add to the interest of by including made-up detailsit was stretching the truth to say she'd been in the movies: she was once an extra whose scene was cut in the final version colors, elaborates (on), embellishes, embroiders, exaggerates, hyperbolizes, magnifies, pads dresses up, gussies upamplifies, enhances, enlarges (on or upon), expands, fleshes (out)fudges, hedgesoverdoes, overdraws, overemphasizes, overplays, overstatesemphasizes, plays up, stressescaricaturessatirizes belittles, minimizes, plays down, understates to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressureI stretched a back muscle, and the pain is killing me pulls, racks, strains, wrenches frays, taxes, weakensdamages, harms, hurts, impairs, woundsbatters, bruises, tearscripples, lames, mangles, mutilates to make longerthe time it would take to fix the car got stretched from three hours to two days when the part we needed had to be ordered drags (out), draws out, elongates, extends, lengthens, outstretches, prolongs, protracts amplifies, enlarges, expands, increasesattenuates, thins abbreviates, abridges, curtails, cuts, cuts back, shortens decreases, diminishes, lessens, reducesthickens to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stressyour whining is stretching my patience to the limit strains, taxes, tests, tries demands, exacts, importunes, presses, pressures, pushesaggravates, agitates, annoys, bothers, exasperates, galls, gets (to), gnaws (at), grates, harasses, harries, hassles, irks, irritates, nettles, pains, peeves, pesters, riles, spites, vexes to draw tightif the canvas isn't properly stretched over the frame, there will be sagging over time strains, tautens, tenses, tightens elongates, extends, lengthenscinches, constricts loosens, slackens, slacks eases, relaxes |