Stretching out the rubber band will elongate it considerably.
Source: tatoeba (6166048)
Elongate
/ɪˈlɒŋɡeɪt/
Synonyms for "elongate" (70 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
Noun(8 words)
long cycle timeoutstretchoutstretchingprolonged distractionprolongingstretchesstretchingstretching force
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10 entriesactionchange in scopechange in sizedescriptorextensionfeaturelengthenlengtheningprolongationproperty
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12 entriesdeadline extensionelongate beamelongate filamentelongate rodelongated boneselongated cellselongated leavesextended measurementlengthened formprogram extensionstretched lengthstudy prolongation
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6 entrieselongate beamelongate cordelongate filamentelongate rodelongate specimenelongate structure
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22 total sentences available.
The common hoopoe is recognisable by its elongate body; long, slender, slightly curved, and pointed beak (which is much compressed at its sides); and short powerful foot armed with blunt claws.
Source: tatoeba (11037520)
Painted turtles lay oval, elongate eggs.
Source: wiktionary
He stood in the shadow of the pagoda, achieving a kinship between the building and himself by his elongate elegance, an air of old, uninsisting nobility.
Source: wiktionary
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