dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
---|
VERB | 1 | expand, spread out | Extend in one or more directions |
---|---|---|---|
2 | expand | Become larger in size or volume or quantity | |
3 | expand | Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity | |
4 | expand, boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish | Grow stronger | |
5 | expand, inflate, blow up, amplify | Exaggerate or make bigger | |
6 | expand, elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate | Add details, as to an account or idea | |
7 | expand, extend | Expand the influence of |
Sounds | ihkspae'nd |
---|---|
Rhymes | ampersand, armband, backhand, and 86 more rhymes in aend at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Extend in one or more directions. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
Examples | "The dough expands" |
Synonyms | spread out |
Narrower | dispread; bush out |
Broader | grow |
Contrary | shrink, contract |
Meaning | Become larger in size or volume or quantity. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s |
Examples | "his business expanded rapidly" |
Narrower | balloon, inflate, billow; swell, swell up, intumesce, tumefy, tumesce |
Broader | grow |
Meaning | Make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Examples | "expand the house by adding another wing" |
Narrower | develop; inflate, blow up |
Broader | enlarge |
Meaning | Grow stronger. |
---|---|
Pattern | Something ----s |
Model | The business is going to expand |
Synonyms | boom, prosper, thrive, get ahead, flourish |
Narrower | revive; luxuriate |
Broader | grow |
Meaning | Exaggerate or make bigger. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | inflate, blow up, amplify |
Narrower | puff up |
Broader | increase |
Meaning | Add details, as to an account or idea. Clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s PP |
Synonyms | elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expound, dilate |
Narrower | detail; set forth, expound, exposit; exemplify, illustrate, instance; specify, particularize, particularise, specialize, specialise |
Broader | clarify, clear up, elucidate |
Contrary | abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce |
Nouns | expansion; expansion |
Meaning | Expand the influence of. |
---|---|
Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | extend |
Broader | change, alter, modify |
Similar to | widen, broaden, extend |