elongate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

v. make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric"

adj. 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"

linear

adj. of a leaf shape; long and narrow

extend, widen, broaden

v. extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard"

extend, widen

v. become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"

stretch, extend

v. extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"

extend, prolong, protract, draw out

v. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

draw

v. bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; "She was drawn to despair"; "The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum"; "The session was drawn to a close"

expand, blow up, inflate, amplify

v. exaggerate or make bigger; "The charges were inflated"

straight

adj. having no deviations; "straight lines"; "straight roads across the desert"; "straight teeth"; "straight shoulders"

extended

adj. drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

far

adj. being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"

in length

adj. of a specified length: "an inch in length"

long-distance

adj. covering a long distance; "a long-distance runner"; "a long-distance freight train"; "she ran off with a long-distance truck driver"

longitudinal

adj. running lengthwise; "a thin longitudinal strip"; "longitudinal measurements of the hull"

long-range

adj. suitable for or reaching long distances; "long-range nuclear capability"

sesquipedalian, polysyllabic

adj. (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables; "sesquipedalian technical terms"

prolonged

adj. drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"

stretch

adj. having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"

narrow, acerate, acerose, acicular, needle-shaped

adj. narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

acuminate

adj. of a leaf shape; narrowing to a slender point

apiculate

adj. of a leaf shape; having a short sharply pointed tip

caudate

adj. of a leaf shape; tapering gradually into a long taillike tip

cordate, heart-shaped

adj. (of a leaf) shaped like a heart