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adj. - (of gases) capable of growth; Able to grow.

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  • Verb (used with object) : Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company. ,A bird expands its wings. ,to expand a short story into a novel....
  • Verb (used without object) : Most metals expand with heat. The mind expands with experience. ,The buds had not yet expanded. ,to expand on a statement
  • I will never shoot expandible blades at anything bigger than a coyote.
  • A dull, improperly tuned, or flimsy fixed blade is no good nor is the same with an expandible.
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