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Est. 1828
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'stretching'
Rhymes
20
Near Rhymes
13
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221
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205
Descriptive Words
18
Homophones
0
Same Consonant
0
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1
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stretching
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wide
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
broad
/
Noun, Adjective, Noun
bending
/x
Noun
extending
x/x
Verb
flexing
/x
Noun
twisting
/x
Verb
squeezing
/x
Verb
lengthening
/xx
Noun
pushing
/x
Verb
pulling
/x
Verb
expanding
x/x
Verb
strengthening
/xx
Noun
spreading
/x
Verb
straining
/x
Verb
lifting
/x
Noun
shrinking
/x
Noun
straightening
/xx
Noun
enlarging
x/x
Verb
rolling
/x
Noun
tugging
/x
Verb
cutting
/x
Noun
pinching
/x
Noun
confining
x/x
Verb
walking
/x
Verb
wrapping
/x
Noun
tearing
/x
Verb
limiting
/xx
Verb
looping
/x
Noun
exercising
/xxx
Verb
restricting
x/x
Verb
sticking
/x
Verb
loosening
/xx
Noun
curving
/x
Verb
ripping
/x
Verb
compressing
x/x
Verb
rubbing
/x
Verb
breaking
/x
Noun
tightening
/xx
Noun
constraining
x/x
Noun
reaching
/x
Verb
shifting
/x
Verb
snapping
/x
Verb
stripping
/x
Noun
tucking
/x
Verb
spanning
/x
Verb
unwinding
x/x
Noun
reinforcing
xx/x
Verb
running
/x
Verb
deforming
x/x
Noun
coaxing
/x
Noun
moving
/x
Verb
encircling
x/xx
Noun
warping
/x
Noun
rippling
/xx
Noun
reshaping
x/x
Noun
slipping
/x
Verb
bounding
/x
Noun
yawning
/x
Noun
widening
/xx
Noun
splitting
/x
Noun
traversing
x/x
Verb
tweaking
/x
Noun
sliding
/x
Verb
bouncing
/x
Noun
softening
/xx
Noun
snaking
/x
Verb
covering
/xx
Verb
yanking
/x
Verb
crossing
/x
Noun
distorting
x/x
Noun
dragging
/x
Verb
journeying
/xx
Noun
shaping
/x
Verb
nudging
/x
Verb
jogging
/x
Noun
putting
/x
Verb
collapsing
x/x
Verb
stressing
/x
Verb
dipping
/x
Noun
deepening
/xx
Verb
flattening
/xx
Noun
arching
/x
Noun
toning
/x
Noun
separating
/xxx
Verb
stiffening
/xx
Noun
poking
/x
Verb
springing
/x
Verb
soaking
/x
Verb
jumping
/x
Noun
unrolling
x/x
Noun
diversifying
x/xxx
Verb
broadening
/xx
Noun
straddling
/x
Verb
dividing
x/x
Verb
altering
/xx
Verb
augmenting
/xx
Verb
hugging
/x
Verb
hanging
/x
Verb
whipping
/x
Verb
increasing
x/x
Verb
easing
/x
Noun
stroking
/x
Verb
bolstering
/xx
Verb
strolling
/x
Verb
popping
/x
Verb
thrusting
/x
Noun
trimming
/x
Verb
transcending
x/x
Verb
expanse
x/
Noun
distension
x/x
Noun
tensing
/x
Noun
distention
x/x
Noun
dilation
x/x
Noun
extension
x/x
Noun
elongation
xx/x
Noun
wringing
/x
Verb
touching
/x
Verb
contracting
/xx
Noun
projecting
x/x
Verb
creasing
/x
Verb
slitting
/x
Verb
slackening
/xx
Noun
sharpening
/xx
Noun
spraying
/x
Noun
relaxing
x/x
Verb
releasing
x/x
Adjective
splicing
/x
Noun
leaking
/x
Verb
prolongation
x/xx
Noun
chafing
/x
Noun
sagging
/x
Verb
pumping
/x
Verb
telescoping
xx/x
Noun
kneading
/x
Verb
towing
/x
Noun
transferring
x/x
Verb
puncturing
/xx
Verb
wrenching
/x
Noun
wrinkling
/xx
Noun
folding
/x
Noun
shrinkage
/x
Noun
burning
/x
Noun
curing
/x
Noun
stapling
/xx
Noun
deformation
xx/x
Noun
dyeing
/x
Noun
flexure
//
Noun
creeping
/x
Verb
severing
/xx
Noun
wearing
/x
Verb
mending
/x
Noun
fracturing
/xx
Noun
heating
/x
Noun
ratcheting
/xx
Noun
unfurling
x/x
Noun
threading
/x
Noun
throwing
/x
Verb
clamping
/x
Noun
cranking
/x
Noun
drying
/x
Noun
posing
/x
Verb
hitching
/x
Verb
massaging
x/x
Verb
hoisting
/x
Noun
lithospheric
/x/x
Adjective
motion
/x
Adjective
ballistic
x/x
Noun
biaxial
x/xx
Adjective
undue
x/
Adjective
hamstring
/x
Verb
absorption
x/x
Noun
cleft
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
compression
x/x
Noun
defense
x/
Noun, Verb
drawing
/x
Noun
entrapment
x/x
Noun
invited
x/x
Adjective, Noun
locking
/x
Noun
longitudinal
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
mirroring
/xx
Noun
palsy
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
paresis
/xx
Noun
proximal
/xx
Adjective
ranging
/x
Noun
redundancy
x/xx
Noun
repositioning
xx/xx
Noun
rotation
x/x
Noun
scanning
/x
Noun
shielding
/x
Noun
stabilization
xxx/x
Noun
stabilizers
/xxx
Noun
vibrating
/xx
Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
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