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span

Definition

  • noun: the period of time between two dates or events
  • noun: the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger of a spread hand
  • verb: to continue throughout (a period of time)
  • verb: to measure by or as if by the hand with fingers and thumb extended
  • archaic past of 'spin'
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: hobble, team, harness

Examples

  • The symphonies were composed over a 'span of' eight years.

  • It's a 'span of' a few hundred miles to cross the state.

  • Her academic interests 'span' a wide variety of topics.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Silently she positions herself above her prey. She returns with nothing. Golden eagles patrol these cliffs in search of the weak or injured. With a metre wing span this bird could easily take a young markhor. Eagles hunt by sight and the thickening veil of snow forces them to give up. (..)
    2006 TvShow: Planet Earth Title: Mountains Season: 1 Episode 2