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span
Overview of noun span
The noun span has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (6) span -- (the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour")
2. (1) span -- (the distance or interval between two points)
3. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad -- (two items of the same kind)
4. span -- (a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches))
5. bridge, span -- (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
6. straddle, span -- (the act of sitting or standing astride)
Overview of verb span
The verb span has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (8) cross, traverse, span, sweep -- (to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun span
6 senses of span
Sense 1
span
=> duration, continuance
=> time period, period of time, period
=> fundamental quantity, fundamental measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
span
=> distance
=> spacing, spatial arrangement
=> placement, arrangement
=> position, spatial relation
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
=> two,2, II, deuce
=> digit, figure
=> integer, whole number
=> number
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
span
=> linear unit
=> linear measure, long measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
bridge, span
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
straddle, span
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun span
3 of 6 senses of span
Sense 1
span
=> attention span
Sense 3
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
=> doubleton
Sense 5
bridge, span
=> Bailey bridge
=> cantilever bridge
=> cattle guard, cattle grid
=> covered bridge
=> drawbridge, lift bridge
=> footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge
=> overpass, flyover, flypast
=> pontoon bridge, bateau bridge, floating bridge
=> rope bridge
=> steel arch bridge
=> suspension bridge
=> trestle bridge
=> truss bridge
=> viaduct
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun span
6 senses of span
Sense 1
span
=> duration, continuance
Sense 2
span
=> distance
Sense 3
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
=> two,2, II, deuce
Sense 4
span
=> linear unit
Sense 5
bridge, span
=> structure, construction
Sense 6
straddle, span
=> motion, movement, move, motility
Antonyms of noun span
Member Holonyms of noun span
Substance Holonyms of noun span
Part Holonyms of noun span
1 of 6 senses of span
Sense 5
bridge, span
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
Member Meronyms of noun span
Substance Meronyms of noun span
Part Meronyms of noun span
2 of 6 senses of span
Sense 5
bridge, span
HAS PART: arch
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: trestle
Sense 6
straddle, span
HAS PART: call option, call
HAS PART: put option, put
Meronyms of noun span
2 of 6 senses of span
Sense 5
bridge, span
HAS PART: arch
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: trestle
Sense 6
straddle, span
HAS PART: call option, call
HAS PART: put option, put
Holonyms of noun span
1 of 6 senses of span
Sense 5
bridge, span
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
Attributes of noun span
Derived Forms of noun span
1 of 6 senses of span
Sense 2
span
RELATED TO>(verb) span#1
=> cross, traverse, span, sweep
Domain of noun span
Domain Terms of noun span
Familiarity of noun span
span used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun span
6 senses of span
Sense 1
span
> duration, continuance
=> clocking
=> longueur
=> residence time
=> span
=> stretch, stint
=> time scale
=> value, time value, note value
=> rule
Sense 2
span
> distance
=> way
=> piece
=> mean distance
=> farness, remoteness, farawayness
=> nearness, closeness
=> wavelength
=> focal distance, focal length
=> hyperfocal distance
=> leap
=> span
=> wheelbase
=> interval, separation
=> remove
=> yardage
=> hour, minute
=> mileage, milage
=> elevation
=> hour angle
Sense 3
couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
> two,2, II, deuce
=> craps, snake eyes
=> couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
Sense 4
span
> linear unit
=> astronomy unit
=> metric linear unit
=> nautical linear unit
=> inch, in
=> foot, ft
=> footer
=> yard, pace
=> yarder
=> perch, rod, pole
=> furlong
=> mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi
=> miler
=> half mile,880 yards
=> quarter mile,440 yards
=> league
=> ligne
=> nail
=> archine
=> kos, coss
=> vara
=> verst
=> cable, cable length, cable's length
=> chain
=> cubit
=> finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
=> fistmele
=> body length
=> handbreadth, handsbreadth
=> head
=> lea
=> li
=> link
=> mesh
=> mil
=> mile, Swedish mile
=> mile, Roman mile
=> Roman pace
=> geometric pace
=> military pace
=> palm
=> span
=> fathom, fthm
=> point
=> em, pica em, pica
=> en, nut
=> cicero
Sense 5
bridge, span
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 6
straddle, span
> motion, movement, move, motility
=> abduction
=> adduction
=> agitation
=> body English
=> circumduction
=> disturbance
=> fetal movement, foetal movement
=> flit, dart
=> gesture
=> headshake, headshaking
=> inclination, inclining
=> inversion, eversion, everting
=> inversion, upending
=> jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade
=> kick, kicking
=> kneel, kneeling
=> lurch, pitch, pitching
=> eye movement
=> opening
=> prostration
=> reach, reaching, stretch
=> reciprocation
=> reclining
=> retraction
=> retroflection, retroflexion
=> rotation, rotary motion
=> shutting, closing
=> sitting
=> sitting, posing
=> snap
=> squat, squatting
=> sweep
=> toss
=> vibration, quiver, quivering
=> wave
=> waver, flutter, flicker
=> standing
=> straddle, span
=> stroke
=> wiggle, wriggle, squirm
=> eurythmy, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurhythmics
Meronyms of noun span
6 senses of span
Sense 5
bridge, span
HAS PART: arch
HAS PART: keystone, key, headstone
HAS PART: springer, impost
HAS PART: voussoir
HAS PART: pier
HAS PART: trestle
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
straddle, span
HAS PART: call option, call
HAS PART: put option, put
Holonyms of noun span
1 of 6 senses of span
Sense 5
bridge, span
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
PART OF: infrastructure, base
Grep of noun span
attention span
lifespan
marquise de montespan
montespan
nitrospan
span
span loading
spandau
spandex
spandrel
spandril
spangle
spaniard
spaniel
spanish
spanish-american war
spanish american
spanish armada
spanish bayonet
spanish broom
spanish burgoo
spanish capital
spanish cedar
spanish cedar tree
spanish chestnut
spanish civil war
spanish dagger
spanish elm
spanish fly
spanish garlic
spanish gorse
spanish grunt
spanish guinea
spanish heath
spanish inquisition
spanish iris
spanish lime
spanish lime tree
spanish mackerel
spanish monetary unit
spanish moss
spanish needles
spanish oak
spanish onion
spanish oyster plant
spanish paprika
spanish people
spanish peseta
spanish pointer
spanish psyllium
spanish rice
spanish sahara
spanish tamarind
spanish tea
spanish war
spank
spanker
spanking
spanner
wingspan
Antonyms of verb span
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb span
1 sense of span
Sense 1
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
=> be
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb span
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb span
1 sense of span
Sense 1
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
'Cause To' of verb span
Derived Forms of verb span
1 sense of span
Sense 1
cross, traverse, span, sweep
RELATED TO>(noun) span#2
=> span
Domain of verb span
Domain Terms of verb span
Familiarity of verb span
span used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb span
1 sense of span
Sense 1
cross, traverse, span, sweep
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb span
1 sense of span
Sense 1
cross, traverse, span, sweep
> cover, continue, extend
=> cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> sweep
=> overlap
=> spread, overspread
=> ridge
=> dot, stud, constellate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb span
Sense 1
cross, traverse, span, sweep
=> cover, continue, extend
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Grep of verb span
inspan
outspan
span
spang
spangle
spank
Grep of adj span
spangled
spangly
spanish
spanish-speaking
spanking
spic-and-span
spick-and-span
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