distend
VERB
/dɪ'stɛnd/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D
distend is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1S1T1E1N1D2
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does distend mean?
VERB · 3 SENSES
1
Become wider.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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2
Cause to expand as it by internal pressure.
“The gas distended the animal's body”
BROADER
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3
Swell from or as if from internal pressure.
“The distended bellies of the starving cows”
BROADER
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