distention

distention is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the distention of the lungs.
2. noun. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.
3. noun. the act of expanding by pressure from within

   Synonyms: distension

4. noun. the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions

   Synonyms: dilatation, distension

Synonyms

distension, dilatation

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in distention:

dentitions, tendonitis

Common word forms

distentions

Words from these letters

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