stretch´a|ble

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• stretch — [[t]strɛtʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to spread out fully: to stretch oneself out on the ground[/ex] 2) to extend to the limit: stretched out her arms[/ex] 3) to cause to extend from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road[/ex] 4) to… …   From formal English to slang

• fell´a|ble — fell1 «fehl», verb. past tense of fall: »Snow fell last night. fell2 «fehl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to cause to fall; cut, knock, or strike down: »One blow felled him to the ground …   Useful english dictionary

• os|ten|si|ble — «os TEHN suh buhl», adjective. according to appearances; declared as genuine; apparent; pretended; professed: »Her ostensible purpose was to borrow sugar, but she really wanted to see her neighbor s new furniture. SYNONYM(S): seeming. ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|ject´a|ble — proj|ect «noun. PROJ ehkt; verb. pruh JEHKT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a plan; scheme: »Flying in a heavy machine was once thought an impossible project. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under plan. (Cf. ↑plan) 2. an undertaking; enterprise: » …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|long´a|ble — pro|long «pruh LNG, LONG», transitive verb. 1. to make longer; extend; stretch: »Good care may prolong a sick person s life. The author cleverly prolonged the suspense in his mystery novel. It was useless to prolong the discussion (Edith Wharton) …   Useful english dictionary

• spring´a|ble — spring «sprihng», verb, sprang or sprung, sprung, spring|ing, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to rise or move suddenly and lightly; leap or jump: »to spring to attention. I sprang to my feet. The dog sprang at the thief. He sprang to his sleigh, to his …   Useful english dictionary

• syl|la|ble — «SIHL uh buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a word or part of a word pronounced as a unit, usually consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. A mer i can and Al a bam a are words of four syllables. Do, this, and… …   Useful english dictionary

• tempt´a|ble — tempt «tehmpt», transitive verb. 1. to make or try to make (a person) do something: »The sight of the food tempted the hungry man to steal. SYNONYM(S): lure, inveigle, decoy. 2. to appeal strongly to; attract: »That candy tempts me. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

• ten|si|ble — «TEHN suh buhl», adjective. that can be stretched. ╂[< Late Latin tēnsibilis capable of tension < Latin tendere to stretch] …   Useful english dictionary

• trav´ers|a|ble — trav|erse «verb, adverb. TRAV uhrs, truh VURS; noun, adjective. TRAV uhrs», verb, ersed, ers|ing, noun, adjective, adverb. –v.t. 1. to pass across, over, or through: »We traversed the desert by truck. 2. to go to and fro over or along (a place,… …   Useful english dictionary