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span
noun
1 span
The complete duration of something.
Roget 196:
distance;
space
etc.
180;
remoteness,
farness†,
far-cry to;
longinquity†,
elongation;
offing,
background;
remote region;
removedness†;
parallax;
reach,
span,
stride.
outpost,
outskirt;
horizon;
aphelion;
foreign parts,
ultima Thule [Lat.],
ne plus ultra [Lat.],
antipodes;
long range,
giant's stride.
dispersion
etc.
73.
[units of distance]
length
etc.
200.
cosmic distance,
light-years.
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Roget 200:
length,
longitude,
span;
mileage;
distance
etc.
196.
line,
bar,
rule,
stripe,
streak,
spoke,
radius.
lengthening
etc.
v.;
prolongation,
production,
protraction;
tension,
tensure†;
extension.
[Measures of length]
line,
nail,
inch,
hand,
palm,
foot,
cubit,
yard,
ell,
fathom,
rood,
pole,
furlong,
mile,
league;
chain,
link;
arpent†,
handbreadth†,
jornada [U.S.],
kos†,
vara†.
[astronomical units of distance]
astronomical unit,
AU,
light-year,
parsec.
[metric units of length]
nanometer,
nm,
micron,
micrometer,
millimicron,
millimeter,
mm,
centimeter,
cm,
meter,
kilometer,
km.
pedometer,
perambulator;
scale
etc.
(measurement)
466.
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Roget 197:
nearness
etc.
adj.;
proximity,
propinquity;
vicinity,
vicinage;
neighborhood,
adjacency;
contiguity
etc.
199.
short distance,
short step,
short cut;
earshot,
close quarters,
stone's throw;
bow shot,
gun shot,
pistol shot;
hair's breadth,
span.
purlieus,
neighborhood,
vicinage,
environs,
alentours [Fr.],
suburbs,
confines,
banlieue†,
borderland;
whereabouts.
bystander;
neighbor,
borderer†.
approach
etc.
286;
convergence
etc.
290;
perihelion.
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Roget 106:
time,
duration;
period,
term,
stage,
space,
span,
spell,
season;
the whole time,
the whole period;
space-time;
course
etc.
109;
snap.
intermediate time,
while,
interim,
interval,
pendency†;
intervention,
intermission,
intermittence,
interregnum,
interlude;
respite.
era,
epoch;
time of life,
age,
year,
date;
decade
etc.
(period)
108;
moment,
etc.
(instant)
113.
glass of time,
sands of time,
march of time,
Father Time,
ravages of time;
arrow of time;
river of time,
whirligig of time,
noiseless foot of time;
scythe.
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Roget 111:
transience,
transientness
etc.
adj.†;
evanescence,
impermanence,
fugacity [Chem],
caducity†,
mortality,
span;
nine days' wonder,
bubble,
Mayfly;
spurt;
flash in the pan;
temporary arrangement,
interregnum.
velocity
etc.
274;
suddenness
etc.
113;
changeableness
etc.
149.
transient,
transient boarder,
transient guest [U.S.].
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Dutch: tijdruimte, tijdsbestek, tijdspanne, tijdsruimte, tijdsspanne, tijdsverloop
2 span
The distance or interval between two points.
Polish: rozpiętość, szerokość
3 span
Two items of the same kind.
synonyms: brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke ... show more.
Roget 89:
duality,
dualism;
duplicity;
biplicity†,
biformity†;
polarity.
two,
deuce,
couple,
duet,
brace,
pair,
cheeks,
twins,
Castor and Pollux,
gemini,
Siamese twins;
fellows;
yoke,
conjugation;
dispermy†,
doublets,
dyad,
span.
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Dutch: stel, koppel, paar, twee, tweetal
Polish: parka
4 span
A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches).
Polish: piędź
5 span
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc..
synonym: bridge.
Dutch: brug
Polish: most
6 span
The act of sitting or standing astride.
synonym: straddle.
Dutch: overspanning, spreidstand
verb
1 span
To cover or extend over an area or time period:
— The parking lot spans 3 acres.
— The novel spans three centuries.
synonyms: cross, sweep, traverse.
Roget 43:
join,
unite;
conjoin,
connect;
associate;
put together,
lay together,
clap together,
hang together,
lump together,
hold together,
piece together [Fr.],
tack together,
fix together,
bind up together together;
embody,
reembody†;
roll into one.
attach,
fix,
affix,
saddle on,
fasten,
bind,
secure,
clinch,
twist,
make fast
etc.
adj.;
tie,
pinion,
string,
strap,
sew,
lace,
tat,
stitch,
tack,
knit,
button,
buckle,
hitch,
lash,
truss,
bandage,
braid,
splice,
swathe,
gird,
tether,
moor,
picket,
harness,
chain;
fetter
etc.
(restrain)
751;
lock,
latch,
belay,
brace,
hook,
grapple,
leash,
couple,
accouple†,
link,
yoke,
bracket;
marry
etc.
(wed)
903;
bridge over,
span.
braze;
pin,
nail,
bolt,
hasp,
clasp,
clamp,
crimp,
screw,
rivet;
impact,
solder,
set;
weld together,
fuse together;
wedge,
rabbet,
mortise,
miter,
jam,
dovetail,
enchase†;
graft,
ingraft†,
inosculate†;
entwine,
intwine†;
interlink,
interlace,
intertwine,
intertwist†,
interweave;
entangle;
twine round,
belay;
tighten;
trice up,
screw up.
be joined
&c.;
hang together,
hold together;
cohere
etc.
46.
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Roget 466:
measure,
mete;
determine,
assay;
evaluate,
value,
assess,
rate,
appraise,
estimate,
form an estimate,
set a value on;
appreciate;
standardize.
span,
pace step;
apply the compass
etc.
n.;
gauge,
plumb,
probe,
sound,
fathom;
heave the log,
heave the lead;
survey.
weigh.
take an average
etc.
29;
graduate.
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Roget 45:
bridge over,
span;
connect
etc.
43;
hang
etc.
214.
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