Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "span" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

arm span attention span clearspan cospan drawspan endspan eyespan forspan gerospan handspan healthspan inspan knot span legspan life span lifespan linear span linkspan long-span mainspan makespan memory span midspan outspan overspan overspanning palmspan span block span counter span iron span of control span roof span shackle spanless spannable spanned → unspanned spanner spanning → multi spanwise spanworm spick-and-span subspan supraspan tetraspan time-span reduction timespan wheelspan widespan wingspan

Inflected/Variant Forms

spin

Context

architecture canada computing construction mathematics nautical nonstandard us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

2 II construction continuance continue cover deuce distance duration extend linear measure linear unit motility motion move movement structure two

Type Of (IsA)

distance duration linear unit man made structure

Related Terms

chord span-new spang

Related Terms

abutment across arch area attention span backwards between bight bridge bridge part bridging bridging gap cable chain coverage covering covering area cross distance eyespan fathom fetter gap girder hobble linear combination measurement memory span naps naps backwards part reach reach across roof rope stretch support time time measurement traverse truss wire

Synonym Network

bridge couple cross straddle

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