lengthen

lengthen is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration; as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; -- sometimes followed by out.
2. intransitive verb. To become longer.
3. verb. become long or longer

   "In Spring, the days lengthen"

4. verb. make longer

   "Lengthen this skirt, please"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lengthen:

enlength

Common word forms

lengthens, lengthened, lengthener, lengthening

Words from these letters

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