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 stretcher stretcher /ˈstrɛtʃɝ/

noun

  1. A stone that forms the top of wall or building  ( capstone , copestone , coping stone , stretcher )
    a stone that forms the top of wall or building
  2. A litter for transporting people who are ill, wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles  ( stretcher )
    a litter for transporting people who are ill, wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
      The paramedics rushed the injured man to the ambulance on a stretcher.
    The paramedics rushed the injured man to the ambulance on a stretcher.
  3. A mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it  ( stretcher )
    a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
  4. A wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting  ( stretcher )
    a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
      The artist needed a new stretcher for her latest canvas painting.
    The artist needed a new stretcher for her latest canvas painting.


 polysemy polysemy /pəˈlɪsiːmi/

noun

  1. The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings  ( lexical ambiguity , polysemy )
    the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings


 arterial blood vessel arterial blood vessel /ɑːrˈtɪəriəl blʌd ˈvɛsəl/

noun

  1. A blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body  ( arteria , arterial blood vessel , artery )
    a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body
      The doctor found a blockage in his coronary artery during a routine check-up
    The doctor found a blockage in his coronary artery during a routine check-up


 tenseness tenseness /ˈtɛnsnəs/

noun

  1. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense  ( tenseness , stress , tension )
    (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
      He suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
    he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
      Stress is a vasoconstrictor
    stress is a vasoconstrictor
  2. The physical condition of being stretched or strained  ( tautness , tenseness , tensity , tension )
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
      It places great tension on the leg muscles
    it places great tension on the leg muscles
      He could feel the tenseness of her body
    he could feel the tenseness of her body


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