span
noun
1. the complete duration of something
- the job was finished in the span of an hour
Definition categories: time, continuance, duration
2. the distance or interval between two points
Definition categories: attribute, distance
3. two items of the same kind
Similar word(s): brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, twain, twosome, yoke
Definition categories: quantity, deuce, two
4. a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
Definition categories: quantity
5. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
Similar word(s): bridge
Definition categories: man–made, construction, structure
6. the act of sitting or standing astride
Similar word(s): straddle
Definition categories: act, motility, motion, move, movement
verb
1. to cover or extend over an area or time period
- The parking lot spans 3 acres
- The novel spans three centuries
Similar word(s): cross, sweep, traverse
Definition categories: stative, continue, cover, extend
Sentences with span as a verb:
- The suspension bridge spanned the canyon as tenuously as one could imagine.
- The parking lot spans three acres.
- World record! 5 GHz WiFi connection spans 189 miles. [1]
- to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder