Definition of span

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  • span is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • span is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • span is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 8

Definition of span

  • to cover or extend over an area or time period (verb)

    Examples

    1. The parking lot spans 3 acres
    2. The novel spans three centuries

    Synonyms

    1. cross
    2. sweep
    3. traverse
  • two items of the same kind (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. brace
    2. couple
    3. couplet
    4. distich
    5. duad
    6. duet
    7. duo
    8. dyad
    9. pair
    10. twain
    11. twosome
    12. yoke
  • a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bridge
  • the act of sitting or standing astride (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. straddle
  • a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) (noun)
  • the complete duration of something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the job was finished in the span of an hour
  • the distance or interval between two points (noun)

See definition of span in Merriam Webster