Associations to the word «Elongate»
Noun
Adjective
- Fuscous
- Blackish
- Oval
- Dorsal
- Fin
- Whitish
- Flattened
- Pelvic
- Cylindrical
- Compressed
- Oblique
- Slender
- Triangular
- Conical
- Posterior
- Anterior
- Elliptical
- Transverse
- Ventral
- Brownish
- Rounded
- Spherical
- Hind
- Anal
- Distal
- Yellowish
- Basal
- Tubular
- Bluish
- Tail
- Fleshy
- Concave
- Cervical
- Shaped
- Irregular
- Convex
- Shell
- Lateral
- Longitudinal
- Toothed
- Reddish
- Branched
- Indistinct
- Bony
- Coiled
- Proximal
- Translucent
- Truncated
- Rectangular
- Inflated
Wiktionary
ELONGATE, adjective. Lengthened, extended.
ELONGATE, adjective. Slender.
ELONGATE, verb. To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
ELONGATE, verb. To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.
ELONGATE, verb. (obsolete) To remove further off.
Dictionary definition
ELONGATE, verb. Make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric".
ELONGATE, adjective. (of a leaf shape) long and narrow.
ELONGATE, adjective. Having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.