Definition of stretches

"stretches" in the noun sense

1. stretch

a large and unbroken expanse or distance

"a stretch of highway"

"a stretch of clear water"

2. reach, reaching, stretch

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

3. stretch

a straightaway section of a racetrack

4. stretch, stretching

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

5. stretch

extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

"running at full stretch"

"by no stretch of the imagination"

"beyond any stretch of his understanding"

6. stretch, stint

an unbroken period of time during which you do something

"there were stretches of boredom"

"he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

7. stretch, stretchiness, stretchability

the capacity for being stretched

"stretches" in the verb sense

1. stretch, stretch along

occupy a large, elongated area

"The park stretched beneath the train line"

2. stretch, extend

extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

"Stretch your legs!"

"Extend your right arm above your head"

3. unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

"Unfold the newspaper"

"stretch out that piece of cloth"

"extend the TV antenna"

4. stretch

become longer by being stretched and pulled

"The fabric stretches"

5. elongate, stretch

make long or longer by pulling and stretching

"stretch the fabric"

6. stretch, stretch out

lie down comfortably

"To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"

7. stretch

pull in opposite directions

"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"

8. stretch

extend the scope or meaning of often unduly

"Stretch the limits"

"stretch my patience"

"stretch the imagination"

9. load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase

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

"adulterate liquor"

10. extend, stretch

increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"

"extend the casserole with a little rice"

11. stretch, stretch out

extend one's body or limbs

"Let's stretch for a minute

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Quotations for stretches

Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,
In rayless majesty, now stretches forth
Her leaden sceptre over a slumbering world.
Silence, how dead! and darkness, how profound!
Nor eye, nor listening ear, an object finds;
Creation sleeps. 'Tis as the general pulse
Of life stood still, and nature made a pause;
An awful pause! prophetic of her end. [ Young ]

Its summit stretches as far into the upper ether as its root into the nether deep.

Nature stretches out her arms to embrace man; only let his thoughts be of equal greatness. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

There is no tomorrow; though before our face the shadow named so stretches, we always fail to overtake it, hasten as we may. [ Margaret J. Preston ]

Knowledge partakes of infinity; it widens with our capacities: the higher we mount in it, the vaster and more magnificent are the prospects it stretches out before us. [ J. C. and A. W. Hare ]

The female heart is just like a new india-rubber shoe; you may pull and pull at it till it stretches out a yard long; and then let go, and it will fly right back to its old shape. [ Judge Haliburton ]

Man is of the earth, but his thoughts are with the stars. A pigmy standing on the outward crest of this small planet, his far-reaching spirit stretches outward to the infinite, and there alone finds rest. [ Carlyle ]

stretches in Scrabble®

The word stretches is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters stretches:

STRETCHES
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

cresset, etchers, resects, retches, retests, secrets, setters, streets, stretch, tersest, testers, tethers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word stretches

STRETCHES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In stretches

STRETCHES
(153)
STRETCHES
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STRETCHES
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STRETCH
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stretches in Words With Friends™

The word stretches is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters stretches:

STRETCHES
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

cresset, etchers, resects, retches, retests, secrets, setters, streets, stretch, tersest, testers, tethers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word stretches

STRETCHES
(216)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In stretches

STRETCHES
(216)
STRETCHES
(132)
ETCHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
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RETCHES
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STRETCHES
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Words containing the sequence stretches

Words that start with stretches (1 word)

Words with stretches in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving stretches

Shorter words in stretches

etch etches retches

he hes etches retches

etch retch retches

re retch retches

etch retch stretch

re retch stretch

Longer words containing stretches

backstretches

homestretches

outstretches

overstretches

restretches prestretches