Become+longer

  • 121secretory phase — the phase of the uterine cycle, corresponding to the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle, during which the endometrium, under the influence of progesterone and estrogen from the corpus luteum, thickens and the spiral arteries increase in prominence …

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  • 122season — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of the year ADJECTIVE ▪ dry, hurricane, monsoon, rainy, wet ▪ In this climate there are no real changes of temperature, just a wet and a dry season. ▪ s …

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  • 123elongate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. lengthen, extend, string out. See length. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prolong, stretch, extend; see lengthen 1 . See Synonym Study at extend . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. lengthen, extend, stretch,… …

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  • 124produce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. goods, yield, harvest; fruit, vegetables; stock, commodity, product. See agriculture, sale. v. show, exhibit; create, originate, bear, breed, hatch; make, fashion, manufacture. See production,… …

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  • 125prolong — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extend, protract, hold; sustain, perpetuate, continue; lengthen. See length, durability.Ant., shorten. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. continue, hold, draw out; see increase 1 , lengthen 1 . III (Roget s 3 …

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  • 126protract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extend, lengthen; prolong, continue; postpone, defer, delay; chart. See length, durability. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. postpone, defer, extend, procrastinate; see delay 1 . See Synonym Study at extend …

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  • 127spin — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. twirl, whirl, rotate; protract, draw out; gyrate, swirl, reel, eddy; fabricate. See rotation, loquacity, imagination. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. circuit, rotation, gyration; see revolution 1 , turn 1 . v …

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  • 128unwind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. relax, let down one s defenses, let one s hair down. See repose, moderation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To undo] Syn. separate, loose, undo; see unwrap . 2. [To uncoil] Syn. untwist, unravel, untwine,… …

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