Dimensions: English Vocabulary List

having greater than average height

"My brother is tall."

"The tall building downtown has fifty floors and a beautiful view of the entire city."

made wider or broader in length and width

"The table was extended."

"The extended family gathered at grandmother's house to celebrate the holidays together with lots of food."

having a relatively great vertical extent

"The mountain is high."

"The high shelf in the kitchen is where my mother keeps all the special dishes that we rarely use."

having a large length from side to side

"The river is wide."

"The wide river flows slowly through the valley and provides water for many local farms nearby."

having a large distance between one side and another

"His shoulders are broad."

"He has broad shoulders because he has been swimming competitively for more than ten years now."

covering a large area

"The garden is extensive."

"The extensive library contained over fifty thousand books and the scholar spent years researching the history of the region."

extremely great in extent, size, or area

"The desert is vast."

"The vast desert stretched as far as the eye could see without any sign of water anywhere."

expanded in dimension

"The butter is spread."

"The wide, spread wings of the eagle allowed it to soar effortlessly through the vast blue sky."

(of two points) having an above-average distance between them

"The road is long."

"The long line at the grocery store made her late for her appointment with the doctor this morning unfortunately."

having a below-average distance between two points

"Her hair is short."

"The short story was so interesting that I read it twice and recommended it to everyone."

tall enough to reach just below the knees

"The grass is knee-high."

"The knee-high grass in the abandoned field swayed gently in the wind under the dark sky."

to make something longer, looser, or wider, especially by pulling it

"Stretch your legs before running."

"You should always stretch your muscles before exercising to prevent injuries and improve flexibility."

to become greater in size, amount, number, or quality

"Plants need water to grow."

"The small startup began to grow rapidly after receiving significant investment from several venture capital firms."

to spread out or stretch in various directions

"The company plans to expand."

"The university plans to expand its campus by building two new research facilities and a library."

to become something greater in quantity, importance, or size

"The business will expand."

"The company plans to expand its operations into international markets next year."

to become larger in scope or range

"Travel helps broaden your mind."

"Traveling to different countries can help broaden your perspective on various cultures and traditions around the world."

to enlarge or lengthen something

"We will extend the deadline."

"The company decided to extend the deadline for project submissions by another two weeks."