noun Download 🔗Share One who, or that which, stretches. Examples : "The yoga instructor used a special stretcher to help her students reach new flexibility in their poses. " medicine aid device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person. Examples : "The paramedics placed the injured child on the stretcher and quickly rushed him to the hospital. " medicine aid device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting. Examples : "The art student carefully placed the canvas on the stretcher before starting her painting. " art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device to stretch shoes or gloves. Examples : "I used a shoe stretcher to make my tight new boots more comfortable. " item utensil machine device wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header). Examples : "The mason carefully laid the stretcher brick along the top row of the wall. " architecture material building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A piece of timber used in building. Examples : "The carpenter secured the stretcher between the two posts to add stability to the wooden fence. " architecture building material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lie; an overstretching of the truth. Examples : ""Saying he finished the whole project in an hour was a bit of a stretcher; he probably worked on it for at least three." " communication language word statement character moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A board against which a rower places his feet. Examples : "The rower placed his feet on the stretcher before starting his practice. " sport nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and gripped. Examples : "The sailors carefully placed the stretcher between the boat's sides to keep them from collapsing as they hoisted the sails. " nautical part sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle. Examples : "The umbrella's stretcher connected the rib to the sliding part on the handle, allowing it to open and close smoothly. " part item structure technical machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instrument for stretching boots or gloves. Examples : "My grandmother used a stretcher to carefully stretch out my new leather boots before they were too tight. " utensil item wear Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher. Examples : "The paramedics quickly stretchered the injured student to the ambulance. " medicine aid Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading