Associations to the word «Elongate»
Noun
Adjective
- Fuscous
- Blackish
- Oval
- Dorsal
- Fin
- Whitish
- Flattened
- Pelvic
- Cylindrical
- Compressed
- Oblique
- Slender
- Triangular
- Conical
- Posterior
- Anterior
- Elliptical
- Transverse
- Ventral
- Brownish
- Rounded
- Spherical
- Hind
- Anal
- Distal
- Yellowish
- Basal
- Tubular
- Bluish
- Tail
- Fleshy
- Concave
- Cervical
- Shaped
- Irregular
- Convex
- Shell
- Lateral
- Longitudinal
- Toothed
- Reddish
- Branched
- Indistinct
- Bony
- Coiled
- Proximal
- Translucent
- Truncated
- Rectangular
- Inflated
Wiktionary
ELONGATE, adjective. Lengthened, extended.
ELONGATE, adjective. Slender.
ELONGATE, verb. To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
ELONGATE, verb. To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
ELONGATE, verb. (obsolete) To remove further off.
Dictionary definition
ELONGATE, verb. Make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric".
ELONGATE, adjective. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow.
ELONGATE, adjective. Having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame".
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