Term: stretching: act of expanding by lengthening or widening
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: lockdown: the act of confining prisoners to their cells (usually to regain control during a riot)
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: maraca: a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: chemical bomb: a bomb laden with chemical agents that are released when the bomb explodes
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: curtain ring: a circular ring for holding up a curtain
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: acrostic: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: wood spurge: European perennial herb with greenish yellow terminal flower clusters
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: genus yucca: tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: deadbeat dad: a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: purgatory: a temporary condition of torment or suffering
Broader: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Unrelated: convocation: the act of convoking