SPAN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of sitting or standing astride
   Synonym(s)
   • straddle (what does straddle mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • motility (what does motility mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • straddle (what does straddle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
   Synonym(s)
   • bridge (what does bridge mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • construction (what does construction mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Bailey bridge (what does Bailey bridge mean?)
   • cantilever bridge (what does cantilever bridge mean?)
   • cattle guard (what does cattle guard mean?)
   • cattle grid (what does cattle grid mean?)
   • covered bridge (what does covered bridge mean?)
   • drawbridge (what does drawbridge mean?)
   • lift bridge (what does lift bridge mean?)
   • footbridge (what does footbridge mean?)
   • overcrossing (what does overcrossing mean?)
   • pedestrian bridge (what does pedestrian bridge mean?)
   • overpass (what does overpass mean?)
   • flyover (what does flyover mean?)
   • flypast (what does flypast mean?)
   • pontoon bridge (what does pontoon bridge mean?)
   • bateau bridge (what does bateau bridge mean?)
   • floating bridge (what does floating bridge mean?)
   • rope bridge (what does rope bridge mean?)
   • steel arch bridge (what does steel arch bridge mean?)
   • suspension bridge (what does suspension bridge mean?)
   • trestle bridge (what does trestle bridge mean?)
   • truss bridge (what does truss bridge mean?)
   • viaduct (what does viaduct mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • bridge (what does bridge mean?)
   • bridge (what does bridge mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the distance or interval between two points
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distance (what does distance mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • traverse (what does traverse mean?)
   • span (what does span mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • linear unit (what does linear unit mean?)
5. Meaning
   • two items of the same kind
   Synonym(s)
   • brace (what does brace mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • couplet (what does couplet mean?)
   • distich (what does distich mean?)
   • duad (what does duad mean?)
   • duet (what does duet mean?)
   • duo (what does duo mean?)
   • dyad (what does dyad mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • twain (what does twain mean?)
   • twosome (what does twosome mean?)
   • yoke (what does yoke mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • two (what does two mean?)
   • 2 (what does 2 mean?)
   • II (what does II mean?)
   • deuce (what does deuce mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • doubleton (what does doubleton mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • geminate (what does geminate mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • geminate (what does geminate mean?)
   • match (what does match mean?)
   • mate (what does mate mean?)
   • couple (what does couple mean?)
   • pair (what does pair mean?)
   • twin (what does twin mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the complete duration of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • the job was finished in the span of an hour
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • duration (what does duration mean?)
   • continuance (what does continuance mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • attention span (what does attention span mean?)

SPAN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • to cover or extend over an area or time period
   Synonym(s)
   • cross (what does cross mean?)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • traverse (what does traverse mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Rivers traverse the valley floor, The parking lot spans 3 acres
   • The novel spans three centuries
   Hypernyms(s) span is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   • extend (what does extend mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sweep (what does sweep mean?)
   • expanse (what does expanse mean?)
   • span (what does span mean?)