Distended
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In
entomology
, dilated: as,
distended
tarsi.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
distend
.
adjective.
Extended or
expanded
, as from internal pressure;
swollen
.
adjective.
gravid
.
Word Usage
"Needle-like tools used to drain distended bladders are unnerving."
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
amended
appended
befriended
bended
blended
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
ajor
ancestors'
antecubital
blue-hot
coaly
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
adipose
bagging
baggy
ballooning
beefy
verb-stem
distend