stretch
verb (used with object)
to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed byout ).
stretchable
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a word derived from
stretch.
Example Sentences
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These conductive fibers transformed the knitted structures into soft, stretchable electric switches that change electrical state when the fabric snaps from one configuration to another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
She is very much not stretchable, she argues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
"My skin isn't as stretchable after so many procedures. The doctors don't have much to work with. You can't give them enough fabric for a vest and expect a wedding dress."
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
The rest of the layers consist of stretchable electrodes.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Adj. elastic, flexible, tensile, spring, resilient, renitent, buoyant; ductile, stretchable, extendable.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
