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(noun) the distance or interval between two points |
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Related Words: distance |
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(noun) a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) |
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Related Words: linear unit |
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(noun) the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour" |
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Related Words: attention span, continuance, duration |
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(noun) the act of sitting or standing astride |
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Synonyms: straddle |
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Related Words: motion, move, movement |
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(noun) allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. |
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Synonyms: bridge |
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Related Words: Bailey bridge, bateau bridge, cantilever bridge, construction, covered bridge, drawbridge, floating bridge, flyover, flypast, footbridge, gangboard, gangplank, gangway, lift bridge, overcrossing, overpass, pedestrian bridge, pontoon bridge, rope bridge, steel arch bridge, structure, suspension bridge, trestle bridge, truss bridge, viaduct |
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(verb) to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres" |
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Synonyms: cross, sweep, traverse |
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Related Words: cover, extend |
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(noun) two items of the same kind |
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Synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, doubleton, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke |
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Related Words: 2, II, deuce, two |
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