Distended

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of distend.
  • adj. Extended or expanded, as from internal pressure; swollen.
  • adj. gravid.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In entomology, dilated: as, distended tarsi.
    • Word Usage
    "Needle-like tools used to drain distended bladders are unnerving."
    Antonym
    constrict    contract   
    Verb Form
    distended    distending    distends   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    widen    bloat    swell    swell up    tumefy   
    Form
    distensible   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    swell    enlarge    dilate    inflate    expand   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    End    Friend    Mende    Wend    abend   
     
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