widener
Makes things broader
A widener is something that makes things wider—a tool, device, or substance used to increase width or expand an opening.
Road construction uses wideners to expand lanes.
In dentistry and medicine, wideners create space in narrow passages.
The term applies to any implement or agent whose purpose is to widen: The shoe widener stretched my boots overnight.
Something that widens
- dilatorDevice that widens passages
- reamerHole-enlarging cutting tool
- broachIntroduce a subject
- swageTool for shaping metal
spreader · stretcher · mandrel · bore · gauge · caliper · shim · collet
Increasing in extent
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- enlargingIncreasing the size of
- extendingIncreasing in reach
- spreadingExtending over space
opening · dilating · flaring · splaying · distending · amplifying · augmenting · increasing
Surprisingly informative or enlightening
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- mind-expandingBroadening one's awareness
- diversifyingIncreasing variety within
- inclusivityPractice of welcoming all
cross-cultural · worldview · understanding · exposure · learning · growth · enrichment · eclecticism
Increasing roadway capacity
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- medianCentral sorted value
- turning laneLane for directional changes
merge lane · bypass · overpass · ramp · traffic flow · roadwork · construction zone · detour
expander
Something that widens
swage · spreader · stretcher · mandrel · bore · gauge · caliper · shim · collet · chuck
broadening
Increasing in extent
- stretchingExtending muscles or material
- enlargingIncreasing the size of
- extendingIncreasing in reach
spreading · opening · dilating · flaring · splaying · distending · amplifying · augmenting · increasing · growing
eye-opening
Surprisingly informative or enlightening
- enlighteningProviding new understanding
- mind-expandingBroadening one's awareness
- diversifyingIncreasing variety within
inclusivity · cross-cultural · worldview · understanding · exposure · learning · growth · enrichment · eclecticism · integration
highway expansion
Increasing roadway capacity
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- shoulderUpper arm joint
- medianCentral sorted value
turning lane · merge lane · bypass · overpass · ramp · traffic flow · roadwork · construction zone · detour · paving
widenernarrower
Decreased in width
constrictor · reducer · compressor · tightener · contractor
widenerlimiter
Boundary-setting device
restrictor · reducer · constrictor · bottleneck · constraint
- widening gap
- road wideningEnlarging a thoroughfare's breadth
- eye wideningOcular response to shock
widen, widened, widening, widens, wideness, widenings, unwidened