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tall
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extended
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high
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wide
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broad
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extensive
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vast
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lengthy
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long
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short
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to stretch
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to grow
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to widen
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to expand
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to lengthen
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to expand
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to broaden
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to extend
tall
Adjective
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a
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having greater than average height

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The tall trees in the forest swayed gently in the breeze.
She looked up at the tall buildings that seemed to touch the sky.
extended
Adjective
e
ɪ
x
ks
t
t
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d
e
ə
d
d

made wider or broader in length and width

high
high
Adjective
h
h
i
gh

having a relatively great vertical extent

wide
wide
Adjective
w
w
i
d
d
e

having a large length from side to side

broad
broad
Adjective
b
b
r
r
oa
ɔ
d
d

having a large distance between one side and another

extensive
extensive
Adjective
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ɪ
x
ks
t
t
e
ɛ
n
n
s
s
i
ɪ
v
v
e

covering a large area

vast
vast
Adjective
v
v
a
æ
s
s
t
t

extremely great in extent, size, or area

lengthy
Adjective
l
l
e
ɛ
n
n
g
g
th
θ
y
i

continuing for too long

long
long
Adjective
l
l
o
ɑ:
n
n
g
g

(of two points) having an above-average distance between them

short
short
Adjective
sh
ʃ
o
ɔ
r
r
t
t

having a below-average distance between two points

to stretch
to stretch
Verb
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s
t
t
r
r
e
ɛ
t
ch
ʧ

to make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it

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to grow
to grow
Verb
g
g
r
r
o
w

to become greater in size, amount, number, or quality

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intransitive
to widen
to widen
Verb
w
w
i
d
d
e
ə
n
n

to become wider or broader in dimension, extent, or scope

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intransitive
to expand
Verb
e
ɪ
x
ks
p
p
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to spread out or stretch in various directions

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to lengthen
to lengthen
Verb
l
l
e
ɛ
n
n
g
k
th
θ
e
ə
n
n

to increase the length or duration of something

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to expand
to expand
Verb
e
ɪ
x
ks
p
p
a
æ
n
n
d
d

to become something greater in quantity, importance, or size

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intransitive
to broaden
Verb
b
b
r
r
oa
ɔ
d
d
e
ə
n
n

to become larger in scope or range

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intransitive
to extend
to extend
Verb
e
ɪ
x
ks
t
t
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d

to enlarge or lengthen something

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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