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lengthening |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lengthen 1 of 2 senses of lengthen Sense 1 lengthen => prolong, protract, extend, draw out => elongate, stretch Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb lengthen 1 of 2 senses of lengthen Sense 1 lengthen => prolong, protract, extend, draw out => extend => temporize, temporise => spin, spin out => elongate, stretch Entailment of verb lengthen Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb lengthen 2 senses of lengthen Sense 1 lengthen => increase Sense 2 lengthen => grow Familiarity of verb lengthen lengthen used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb lengthen Sense 1 lengthen => increase -------------- Sense 2 lengthen => grow -------------- Grep of noun lengthening lengthening Overview of noun lengthening The noun lengthening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening -- (the act of prolonging something "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks") Overview of verb lengthen The verb lengthen has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lengthen -- (make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please") 2. lengthen -- (become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen") Overview of adj lengthening The adj lengthening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) lengthening -- (increasing in length; "the lengthening days of February") Antonyms of adj lengthening 1 sense of lengthening Sense 1 lengthening INDIRECT (VIA increasing) -> decreasing Similarity of adj lengthening 1 sense of lengthening Sense 1 lengthening => increasing (vs. decreasing) Attributes of adj lengthening Familiarity of adj lengthening lengthening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj lengthening lengthening Overview of noun lengthening The noun lengthening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening -- (the act of prolonging something "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks") Overview of verb lengthen The verb lengthen has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lengthen -- (make longer; "Lengthen this skirt, please") 2. lengthen -- (become long or longer; "In Spring, the days lengthen") Overview of adj lengthening The adj lengthening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) lengthening -- (increasing in length; "the lengthening days of February")
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