extend
verb (used with object)
to stretch out; draw out to the full length.
extendible
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a word derived from
extend.
Example Sentences
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Initial indications are that the Digital Media Overuse Scale is a reliable, valid, and extendible clinical instrument capable of providing clinically relevant scores within and across digital media domains, wrote the researchers.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
Porter was contracted by the Anacostia neighborhood library to provide training for some of its officers on the use of extendible batons, according to police and court records.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 5, 2022
A new machine — called a telehandler, kind of an extendible forklift — arrived in the early afternoon, and work resumed.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021
Williford also suggests getting a microfiber duster with an extendible handle to clean light fixtures and ceiling fans, the tops of door frames and picture frames.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2021
An extendible shaft went from the wheel-fitting to the crank on the tractor.
From Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, No. 17 by John T. Schlebecker
