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Elongated

To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.

📖 Definitions of "Elongated"

verb

1
To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated.
2
To become long or longer by being pulled or stretched; to become elongated.
3
To move to or place at a distance (from something).
4
To depart to, or be at, a distance (from something); especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.

adjective

1
Extensive in length
2
Stretched
3
(of a polyhedron) Having been modified by placing a prism in the middle of the polyhedron.

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
prolonged	Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
extended	Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
longnoun	Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
elongateverb	(transitive) To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.
lengthened	That has been made longer; that has been extended.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
extended	Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
prolonged	Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.
longnoun	Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
lengthened	That has been made longer; that has been extended.
lengthy	Speaking or writing at length; long-winded.
slotted	Having slots.
lyingnoun	An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies.
oblongnoun	Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular.
laidnoun	(of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
broadenedverb	(intransitive) To become broad or broader.
expanded	increased in extent or size or bulk or scope
stretched	(of the body) extended to full length
drawn-out	Protracted, made to take a longer period of time than necessary.
protracted	Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
thinverb	Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
slendernoun	Thin; slim.
attenuated	Made, or become weak; subject to attenuation.
lanknoun	Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
lankynoun	(informal, derogatory) Tall, slim, and rather ungraceful or awkward.
tallnoun	(of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.