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lengthener

noun

Etymology

From lengthen + -er.

  1. inherited from *langiþō✻
  2. inherited from *langiþu✻
  3. inherited from lengþ
  4. inherited from lengthe
  5. suffixed as lengthen — “length + en”
  6. suffixed as lengthener — “lengthen + er”

Definitions

  1. A person or thing that lengthens something

    • This exercise is a great leg lengthener.
    • I went to the store to get some eyelash lengtheners.
    • RYE is the great lengthener of the seasons.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA