lengthen
/ˈlɛŋ(k)θ(ə)n
/ /ˈlɛn(t)θən/verb
Make or become longer: [with object]: the mascara will lengthen your lashes [no object]: in the spring when the days are lengthening (as adjective lengthening) the lengthening shadows...
- Half an hour had already passed, and the shadows lengthened as the sun sunk into the horizon.
- The shadows were just barely lengthening and Kristram looked at me in disbelief.
- Then, as the candles burnt and the shadows lengthened, we started to think about it properly.
Synonyms
elongate, make longer, stretch out, extend;
expand, widen, broaden, enlarge
grow longer, get longer, draw out, stretch
prolong, make longer, increase, extend, expand, protract, stretch out, draw out, drag out, spin out
Derivatives
lengthener
- Also, steer clear of the new fiber-based lash lengtheners; the fibers can easily get into eyes, irritating them.