Stretch is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for STRETCH in dictionary:

VERB:
• to draw out or open to full length
• (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking
• cause (something) to become longer or wider by pulling it
• extend or spread over an area or period of time
• last or cause to last longer than expected
• (of finances or resources) be sufficient or adequate for a certain purpose
• make great demands on the capacity or resources of
• cause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities
• adapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit
• extend or be extended
• To reach out; to extend; to put forth.
• To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.
• To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.
• To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.
• To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.
• To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one\'s credit.
• 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.
• To extend or spread one\'s self, or one\'s limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.
• To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.
• To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.
• To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.
• occupy a large, elongated area
• extend one\'s limbs or muscles, or the entire body
• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
• become longer by being stretched and pulled
• make long or longer by pulling and stretching
• lie down comfortably
• pull in opposite directions
• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
• extend one\'s body or limbs
• straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something
NOUN:
• the fact or condition of a muscle being stretched
• the capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched; elasticity
• a difficult or demanding task
• a continuous area or expanse of land or water
• a continuous period of time
• a period of time spent in prison
• a straight part of a racetrack, typically the home straight
• the distance covered on one tack.
• a stretch limo
• Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.
• A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.
• The extent to which anything may be stretched.
• The reach or extent of a vessel\'s progress on one tack; a tack or board.
• Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.
• a large and unbroken expanse or distance
• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
• a straightaway section of a racetrack
• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
• an unbroken period of time during which you do something
• the capacity for being stretched
• stretching
• an act of stretching one's limbs or body
ADJECTIVE:
• having an elongated seating area
• easily stretched

Words related to STRETCH

straucht13 streek10 stretchability24 stretchable18 stretched15 stretches14 stretching16

Words that contain STRETCH

stretchy16 restretch14 stretched15 stretcher14 stretches14 outstretch15 stretchers15 stretchier15 stretching16 backstretch24 homestretch21 overstretch19 restretched17 restretches16 stretchable18 stretchered17 stretchiest16 stretchings17 stretchless16 upstretched19 outstretched18 outstretches17 restretching18 stretchering18 stretchiness17 stretchmarks23 backstretches26 homestretches23 outstretching19 overstretched22 overstretches21 overstretching23 stretchability24 stretchinesses19 stretchabilitie22 stretchabilities23

How to use STRETCH in a sentence

• It was already dark when they came out of the forest into a broad stretch of cutting beyond which Howland caught the glimmer of scattered lights.
• She stood upright by the table, her shoulder turned to him, her eyes gazing through the long window upon the green stretch of lawn.
• Before his eyes, over an interminable stretch of asphalt, the heat waves danced and flickered.
• The lad was obliged to follow quite a stretch of road where there was woods on both sides.
• It was impossible for me to observe in what order the rats were advancing, on account of the great stretch of country which they covered.
• On the strength of this exploit Spain afterwards claimed a large stretch of country to the east of the Mississippi.
• Here we had tea in one of the cool halls, and then sat watching the sun sink towards the hills that stretch to Mount Aboo.
• The river flowed quietly here, a long, still stretch that afforded safe boating.
• There was a straight stretch of hard, smooth trail in the center of the valley, and Sanderson made Streak take it with a rush.
• He would stretch out his legs and admire the boots.
• The one was in possession of all the parts toward the north as far as Trachis, and the others, of the parts which stretch toward the south and meridian of this continent.
• At the end of the seven miles he had not overtaken it, nor was there any appearance of it on the road before him, a level stretch of two miles.
• They stood watch and watch, of several hours at a stretch, and Frank was on duty when the gray and misty night began to be dispelled by the rosy sun rising from the water.
• By no stretch of rather excited imaginations could we imagine Ellingham writing such a letter.
• There was a big, old-fashioned farmhouse, setting back from the road, and fronted by a wide stretch of green lawn.
• When the tide fell, a stretch of shoal a few score yards wide was left bare on the French side of the Montmorenci.
• Today that vast stretch of land hath become mostly the shelter and asylum of Turkoman tribes, and an arena for the ferocious display of wild beasts.
• We were walking one afternoon at twilight through a stretch of woods not far from the shore when all at once we were conscious that the familiar aspect of things had vanished.
• All was in readiness for the youth to crawl through the breech cap and stretch himself out like a human torpedo.
• He must be within a certain distance of those two fellows by the time the last stretch was reached, or else all his hope of overtaking and passing them would be lost.
• As far as I could see ahead there was not anything in the way of a wagon or a carriage that I could run into, but there was such a stretch of slope that it made me fairly dizzy.
• He aided the public, helped the public across a rather bad stretch of country, and saw to it that the public paid for the assistance.
• We ran short of water in the middle of the open stretch, and thought that we were lost, on account of having been despatched with broken tanks and hogsheads.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. We do not cooperate with the owners of this trademark. All trademark rights are owned by their owners and are not relevant to the web site "scrabble-word.com". This site is intended for entertainment and training. We try to make a useful tool for all fans of SCRABBLE. "Scrabble Word" is the best method to improve your skills in the game.