expanse

Definition of expanse

Nouns

a wide scope
Synonyms:
sweep
Type of:
ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
Synonyms:
area, surface area
Types:
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acreage, land area
an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
footprint
the area taken up by some object
erasure
a surface area where something has been erased
blank space, place, space
a blank area
margin
the blank space that surrounds the text on a page
indent, indentation, indention, indenture
the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
space
one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
balk, baulk
the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
plane section, section
(geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
cross section
a section created by a plane cutting a solid perpendicular to its longest axis
Type of:
extent
the distance or area or volume over which something extends
a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
Types:
sheet
any broad thin expanse or surface
stretch
a large and unbroken expanse or distance
slack, slack water
a stretch of water without current or movement
Type of:
space
an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

Vocabulary Lists for expanse

Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
  • premeditate
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-5 »(307 words)
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  • domesticate
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Jack London's White Fang - Part 1 »(323 words)
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E-list »(277 words)
  • elicit
  • elan
  • ebb
  • extol
  • extricate

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  • kindle
  • ponderous
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  • exhaust
  • expanse
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  • extravagant
  • folklore

  • dense
  • eaves
  • venture
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