lengthening
Making more extended
Lengthening is the process of making something longer or becoming longer.
A tailor lengthens a hem, days lengthen in spring, shadows lengthen toward evening.
The lengthening of the school year drew complaints from students and parents alike.
Extending muscles or material
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- expansionIncrease in scope
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
- pullingForce toward oneself
unfurling · uncoiling · straightening · strand · fiber · thread · filament · tendril
Increasing in reach
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
- sustainedKept up continuously
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
- continuingGoing on without stopping
lingering · interminable · endless · perpetual · unending · time · period · span
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
flourishing · ripening · evolution · progression · adolescence · puberty · growing · unfolding
Increase in intensity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- intensificationIncrease in degree
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
enhancement · expansion · widening · broadening · enlargement · multiplication · proliferation · accumulation
Day of maximum tilt
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
dawn · dusk · twilight · photoperiod · seasons · latitude · hemisphere · sunlight
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
moratorium · holdup · wait · lag · pause · stalling · rescheduling · continuance
stretching
Extending muscles or material
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- expansionIncrease in scope
- distensionEnlargement from pressure
pulling · unfurling · uncoiling · straightening · strand · fiber · thread · filament · tendril · ribbon
extending
Increasing in reach
- protractedExtended beyond normal duration
- sustainedKept up continuously
- drawn-outExtended beyond normal duration
continuing · lingering · interminable · endless · perpetual · unending · time · period · span · interval
development
Progress toward maturity
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
budding · flourishing · ripening · evolution · progression · adolescence · puberty · growing · unfolding · stems
amplification
Increase in intensity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- intensificationIncrease in degree
magnification · enhancement · expansion · widening · broadening · enlargement · multiplication · proliferation · accumulation · extension
solstice
Day of maximum tilt
sunset · dawn · dusk · twilight · photoperiod · seasons · latitude · hemisphere · sunlight · exposure
postponement
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- adjournmentTemporary suspension of proceedings
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
suspension · moratorium · holdup · wait · lag · pause · stalling · rescheduling · continuance · extension
hemline
Garment's lowest edge
- alterationAct of modifying
- seamJoined fabric edge
- fabricWoven or knit material
dress · skirt · pants · sleeves · cuffs · sewing · adjustment · fitting · garment
- tailoring termshem, seam, dart, tuck, pleat
- beauty termsmatte, dewy, hydrating, moisturizing, smoothing
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- stretchingreaching, extending, unfurling, spreading, expanding
- muscle movementscontraction, flexion, extension, twitch, spasm
- vowel changesablaut, umlaut, Great Vowel Shift, monophthongization, centralization
lengtheningshortening
Reducing length or duration
abbreviating · curtailing · truncating · cutting short · contracting
lengtheningshortening
Reducing length or duration
shrinking · contracting · contraction · retracting · compressing
- vowel lengtheningProlonging spoken sounds
long, length, longer, lengthy, prolong, lengthen, elongate, longest, elongated