| NOUN | artifact | stretcher | a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | stretcher | a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it | |
| artifact | stretcher | a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead | |
| artifact | stretcher, capstone, copestone, coping stone | a stone that forms the top of wall or building |
| Sounds | streh'cher | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... | |
| Meaning | A wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | framework, frame | A structure supporting or containing something |
| Spanish | bastidor | |
| Catalan | bastidor | |
| Meaning | A mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles |
| Spanish | ensanchador | |
| Catalan | eixamplador | |
| Verbs | stretch | make long or longer by pulling and stretching |
| Meaning | A litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet / sheet of canvas stretched between two poles. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | gurney | A metal stretcher with wheels |
| Broader | litter | conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers |
| Spanish | camilla | |
| Meaning | A stone that forms the top of wall or building. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | capstone, copestone, coping stone | |
| Part of | wall | An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness |
| Broader | stone | building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose |
| Spanish | piedra de albardilla | |
| Catalan | cavalló | |
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