DISTEND
Scrabble letter values: D2I1S1T1E1N1D2 = 9
Definition
- verb become wider. — synonyms: dilate
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure.
- verb swell from or as if from internal pressure.
Examples
- “His pupils were dilated”
- “The gas distended the animal's body”
- “The distended bellies of the starving cows”