HyperDic: stretcher

English > 4 senses of the word stretcher:
NOUNartifactstretchera wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
artifactstretchera mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
artifactstretchera litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead
artifactstretcher, capstone, copestone, coping stonea stone that forms the top of wall or building
stretcher > pronunciation
Soundsstreh'cher
Rhymesacupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher...
English > stretcher: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting.
Broaderframework, frameA structure supporting or containing something
Spanishbastidor
Catalanbastidor
English > stretcher: 4 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it.
Broadermechanical devicemechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Spanishensanchador
Catalaneixamplador
Verbsstretchmake long or longer by pulling and stretching
English > stretcher: 4 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet / sheet of canvas stretched between two poles.
NarrowergurneyA metal stretcher with wheels
Broaderlitterconveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers
Spanishcamilla
English > stretcher: 4 senses > noun 4, artifact
MeaningA stone that forms the top of wall or building.
Synonymscapstone, copestone, coping stone
Part ofwallAn architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
Broaderstonebuilding material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
Spanishpiedra de albardilla
Catalancavalló

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