Dictionary entry details
• SPAN (noun)
Meaning:
The complete duration of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Context example:
the job was finished in the span of an hour
Hypernyms ("span" is a kind of...):
continuance; duration (the period of time during which something continues)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "span"):
attention span (the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity)
Meaning:
The distance or interval between two points
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("span" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Meaning:
Two items of the same kind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
twosome; twain; dyad; duo; duet; duad; distich; couplet; brace; pair; span; yoke; couple
Hypernyms ("span" is a kind of...):
2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "span"):
doubleton ((bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player)
Meaning:
A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("span" is a kind of...):
linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Meaning:
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bridge; span
Hypernyms ("span" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Meronyms (parts of "span"):
trestle (a supporting tower used to support a bridge)
pier (a support for two adjacent bridge spans)
arch ((architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "span"):
Bailey bridge (a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction)
viaduct (bridge consisting of a series of arches supported by piers used to carry a road (or railroad) over a valley)
truss bridge (a bridge supported by trusses)
trestle bridge (a bridge supported by trestlework)
suspension bridge (a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends)
steel arch bridge (a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch)
rope bridge (a bridge consisting of ropes)
bateau bridge; floating bridge; pontoon bridge (a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons)
flyover; flypast; overpass (bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels)
footbridge; overcrossing; pedestrian bridge (a bridge designed for pedestrians)
drawbridge; lift bridge (a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it)
covered bridge (a bridge whose passageway is protected by a roof and enclosing sides)
cattle grid; cattle guard (a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle)
cantilever bridge (bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle)
Holonyms ("span" is a part of...):
transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)
Meaning:
The act of sitting or standing astride
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
straddle; span
Hypernyms ("span" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Meronyms (parts of "span"):
call; call option (the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
put; put option (the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)
• SPAN (verb)
Meaning:
To cover or extend over an area or time period
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
span; traverse; cross; sweep
Context examples:
Rivers traverse the valley floor / The parking lot spans 3 acres / The novel spans three centuries
Hypernyms (to "span" is one way to...):
continue; cover; extend (span an interval of distance, space or time)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
