Definitions For Stretching

noun

  • Act of expanding by lengthening or widening
  • Exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
  • A continuous area or length of land or water
  • A continuous period of time
  • A period of time spent in prison

verb

  • To make (something) wider or longer by pulling it
  • To become longer or wider when pulled
  • To put your arms, legs, etc., in positions that make the muscles long and tight

Is Stretching a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Stretching is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Stretching in a Sentence

  • Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.
  • The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.
  • It's important to stretch before you exercise.
  • A 60-mile stretch of beach
  • An open stretch of highway
  • These are good stretches for your leg muscles.
  • Stretch fabrics that don't wrinkle or sag

Synonyms for Stretching

Antonyms for Stretching

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