Stretcher

Definition:

  • (n.) One who, or that which, stretches.
  • (n.) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall.
  • (n.) A piece of timber used in building.
  • (n.) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet.
  • (n.) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped.
  • (n.) A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
  • (n.) An overstretching of the truth; a lie.
  • (n.) One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
  • (n.) An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
  • (n.) The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.

Compare stretcher with other words:

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lie vs. stretcher

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header vs. stretcher

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shoe vs. stretcher

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paint vs. stretcher

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