Synonyms for span
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1. spannoun

   the complete duration of something

   "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

2. spannoun

   the distance or interval between two points

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

3. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun

   two items of the same kind

   Synonyms:
   pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, pair, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, brace, twain, duette, couple, duo, distich

4. spannoun

   a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

5. bridge, spannoun

   a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

   Synonyms:
   duad, pair, bridgework, yoke, nosepiece, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, bridge, straddle, brace, twain, couple, bridge circuit, duo, distich, bridge deck

6. straddle, spanverb

   the act of sitting or standing astride

   Synonyms:
   brace, twosome, pair, straddle, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, bridge, yoke, duo, twain

7. cross, traverse, span, sweepverb

   to cover or extend over an area or time period

   "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"

   Synonyms:
   sail, cut through, get over, scotch, swing out, frustrate, spoil, cut across, foil, drag, sweep up, hybridize, brush, thwart, tangle, crossbreed, baffle, sweep, intersect, traverse, broom, pass over, swing, drag in, cover, cross, hybridise, get across, deny, embroil, bilk, track, interbreed

Matched Categories

1. • Distance
   • Duration
   • Linear Unit
   • Structure
   • Two

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1. spannoun

   Synonyms:
   nine inches

2. spannoun

   Synonyms:
   brief period

3. spannoun

   Synonyms:
   [U. S.] pair (of horses)

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1. spannoun

   Synonyms:
   nine inches, team, yoke, pair

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1. List of paraphrases for "span":

   calibration, cover, duration, period, interval, expectancy

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1. Douglas Vaughan:

   So, in aggregate, we see the effect on longevity, but you can imagine it's largely through effects on cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk, it suggests potentially at a defined point in life, say age 50, if you adhere to a healthy paradigm like this, you can have an impact on your longevity and on your health span.

2. Luke Strotz:

   Both maximum life span and metabolic rate scale with temperature, any change in global temperatures associated with climate change is thus going to affect organisms on a physiological level.

3. Joel Fuhrman:

   Lower caloric exposure and episodic fasting can extend the life span of all animals, the longer we spend in the catabolic state, the longer we live.

4. New Zealander Ko:

   I don't think I've ever cried in the other 14 (wins), and I cried like four times in the span of two minutes which is kind of embarrassing.

5. Francis Bacon:

   The world's a bubble and the life of man Less than a span.