English dictionary

span

/sp/&/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the complete duration of something

noun.time

Examples
The job was finished in the span of an hour.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the distance or interval between two points

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
two items of the same kind

noun.quantity

Synonyms brace couple couplet distich duad duet duo dyad pair twain twosome yoke

Source: WordNet 3.0
a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

noun.quantity

Source: WordNet 3.0
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

noun.artifact

Synonyms bridge

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of sitting or standing astride

noun.act

Synonyms straddle

Source: WordNet 3.0
The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.

noun

Source: webster1913

to cover or extend over an area or time period

verb.stative

Examples
The parking lot spans 3 acres.

The novel spans three centuries.

Synonyms cross sweep traverse

Source: WordNet 3.0
To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as, to <i>span</i> a space or distance; to <i>span</i> a cylinder.

verb

Source: webster1913
To be matched, as horses.

verb

Source: webster1913