distend
/dɪ'stɛnd/
verb
7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
VERB
1
Become wider.
2
Cause to expand as it by internal pressure.
“The gas distended the animal's body”
3
Swell from or as if from internal pressure.
“The distended bellies of the starving cows”
WORD FORMS
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinistendday
Starts & ends withD … D
Syllablesdis · tend
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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