Scrabble and Words with Friends

• STRETCH is a valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. Scrabble uses the TWL word list.
  

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• STRETCH is a valid Words with Friends word worth 12 points. Words with Friends uses the ENABLE word list.
  

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• STRETCH is a 7 letter word containing the letters c, e, h, r, s, t, t.

Definitions

• stretch

  noun a large and unbroken expanse or distance
  a stretch of highway
  a stretch of clear water

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• stretch

  noun the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

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• stretch

  noun a straightaway section of a racetrack

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• stretch

  noun exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

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• stretch

  noun extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
  running at full stretch
  by no stretch of the imagination
  beyond any stretch of his understanding

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• stretch

  noun an unbroken period of time during which you do something
  there were stretches of boredom
  he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary

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• stretch

  noun the capacity for being stretched

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• stretch

  verb occupy a large, elongated area
  The park stretched beneath the train line

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• stretch

  verb extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  Stretch your legs!

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• stretch

  verb extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
  stretch out that piece of cloth

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• stretch

  verb become longer by being stretched and pulled
  The fabric stretches

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• stretch

  verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching
  stretch the fabric

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• stretch

  verb lie down comfortably
  To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass

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• stretch

  verb pull in opposite directions
  During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack

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• stretch

  verb extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
  Stretch the limits
  stretch my patience
  stretch the imagination

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• stretch

  verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

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• stretch

  verb increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
  stretch the soup by adding some more cream

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• stretch

  verb extend one's body or limbs
  Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours

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• stretch

  adjective satellite having an elongated seating area
  a stretch limousine

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• stretch

  adjective satellite easily stretched
  stretch hosiery

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• Lookup STRETCH using the Merriam-Webster dictionary

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