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Synonyms for span
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Princeton's WordNet
spannoun
the complete duration of something
"the job was finished in the span of an hour"
Synonyms:
brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twainspannoun
the distance or interval between two points
Synonyms:
brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twaincouple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
Synonyms:
pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, pair, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, brace, twain, duette, couple, duo, distichspannoun
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
Synonyms:
brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twainbridge, spannoun
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
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duad, pair, bridgework, yoke, nosepiece, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, bridge, straddle, brace, twain, couple, bridge circuit, duo, distich, bridge deckstraddle, spanverb
the act of sitting or standing astride
Synonyms:
brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twaincross, traverse, span, sweepverb
to cover or extend over an area or time period
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
Synonyms:
sail, cut through, get over, scotch, swing out, frustrate, spoil, cut across, foil, drag, sweep up, hybridize, brush, thwart, tangle, crossbreed, baffle, sweep, intersect, traverse, broom, pass over, swing, drag in, cover, cross, hybridise, get across, deny, embroil, bilk, track, interbreed
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
spannoun
Synonyms:
nine inchesspannoun
Synonyms:
brief periodspannoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
spannoun
Synonyms:
nine inches, team, yoke, pair
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#701 | track | |
#766 | period | |
#846 | cover | |
#1083 | cross | |
#1536 | match | |
#1883 | couple | |
#2289 | bridge | |
#2978 | pair | |
#3976 | duration | |
#5162 | swing | |
#6160 | interval | |
#6165 | brush | |
#6613 | drag | |
#6671 | span | |
#7851 | deny | |
#8093 | duo | |
#8611 | calibration | |
#9767 | sail | |
#10738 | twain | |
#10816 | foil | |
#11155 | coupling | |
#12312 | sweep | |
#14169 | mates | |
#16278 | traverse | |
#16663 | brace | |
#17024 | scotch | |
#17138 | braces | |
#18310 | expectancy | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#22208 | duet | |
#22431 | broom | |
#25326 | yoke | |
#31466 | intersect | |
#34167 | bracing | |
#36264 | thwart | |
#37220 | tangle | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#45315 | gallus | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#54834 | straddle | |
#57274 | suspender | |
#88958 | couplet | |
#97701 | dyad | |
#110567 | twosome | |
#120061 | bilk | |
#137656 | hybridize | |
#137966 | crossbreed | |
#162160 | duette | |
#185987 | interbreed | |
#197592 | nosepiece | |
#253654 | bridgework | |
#278396 | embroil |
How to use span in a sentence?
The attention span of everyone tends to wane, and unless we sort of move quickly to do our best to get people involved and engaged and seek their financial support, it will be a missed opportunity.
Cut it this has not worked or be Elizabeth Taylor, and I have too many more to go. I never want to be entwined with someone like that again ever. You break up, and you move on. You get divorced, and its just so different. I love that we are trying to hold on to an institution that [started] when the closest person to you for companionship was a three-day horse ride away and your life span was 30 years.
Our attention span in this country on virtually every issue is 7 to 10 days, and then we pivot. We're one tweet or one story away from focusing on something else.
So, in aggregate, we see the effect on longevity, but you can imagine it's largely through effects on cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk, it suggests potentially at a defined point in life, say age 50, if you adhere to a healthy paradigm like this, you can have an impact on your longevity and on your health span.
Every single one of us behaves dramatically differently when the C-SPAN cameras are on. When the cameras are off and we’re in a classified briefing, suddenly people have their jackets off, they actually have conversations.
Translations for span
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- شبرArabic
- pam, períodeCatalan, Valencian
- rozpětíCzech
- σπιθαμήGreek
- luz, cuarta, palmo, abarcarSpanish
- kulkea, hetki, parivaljakko, kattaa, jänneväli, vaaksaFinnish
- s'étendre, chevaucher, couvrir, empanFrench
- réiseIrish
- कालHindi
- áthidal, átívelHungarian
- luce, campata, coprire, periodo, spannaItalian
- بستKurdish
- spanLatin
- whangaMāori
- rozciągać się, obejmować, mieć zasięgPolish
- período, palmo, espaço gerado, abranger, vãoPortuguese
- пядь, спен, пери́одRussian
- preklenúťSlovak
- sträcka sig över, spänna över, spannSwedish
- జానTelugu
- مدتUrdu
- aspagneWalloon
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