stretches

verb

How many syllables in stretches?

There are 2 syllables in the word stretches.

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How to pronounce stretches:

Definition of stretches:

stretches (verb):: to extend or spread over (a specified distance); to extend (one's limbs, one's body, etc.) in a reclining position

Synonyms for stretches:

breadths

depths

distances

expanses

expansions

fields

lengths

plains

reach

reaches

reaching

sheets

spreads

stint

stretch

stretchability

stretchiness

stretching

wastes

Antonyms for stretches:

allays

appeases

assuages

becalms

calms

calms down

chills out

eases

gratifies

lightens up

loosens

loosens up

mollifies

pacifies

placates

quells

quiets

relaxes

relieves

satisfies

settles

settles down

soothes

stills

subdues

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