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Word entry · 8 letters

lengthen

Best crossword clue

"Make longer"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈlɛŋθən/Part of speech verbSorted eeghlnntStarts with LEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Make longer"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (LENGTHEN).

Definitions

  1. become long or longer

Word origin

From length + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.
  • The platforms of all stations from Shepherds Bush to Liverpool Street have been lengthened from 325 ft. to 427 ft. between tunnel headwalls, to take longer trains.
  • The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.

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