We watched the glassblower elongate the molten material before forming it into a bottle shape. From LearnThat.org.
An elongate tail tapering to a point. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
At some point, my stride begins to loosen and elongate. From Wordnik.com. [My Morning Run Is A Moving Meditation] Reference
Thorax elongate, compressed behind, the coxæ pale rufo-testaceous. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
He was quite alone enough to elongate a momentary voyeurism to more. From Wordnik.com. [An Apostate: Nawin of Thais] Reference
Long vowels Long vowels are derivatives that elongate the main vowels. From Wordnik.com. [Arabic for Dummies]
Back muscles and those behind the shoulders elongate and have less tension. From Wordnik.com. [To help kids maintain good posture, make it fun] Reference
MORRIS: For instance, take the hazel when its catkins are just beginning to elongate. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting Evansville, Indiana, August 20 and 21, 1914] Reference
I think it's going to now be a subject of -- you can add the (UNINTELLIGIBLE) elongate it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Gov. George W. Bush Accepts GOP's Presidential Nomination - August 3, 2000] Reference
I either want to elongate that or shorten it, and I chose to shorten it for the solo section. From Wordnik.com. [Esperanza Spalding: It Takes A 'Society'] Reference
This has a tendency to elongate the eyeball, and as a permanent result we have near sightedness. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891] Reference
Thorax: the scutellum prominent, forming a rounded tubercle, the metathorax elongate and oblique. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
As soon as leaves have grown fully, the internodes begin to elongate rapidly separating the leaves. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The head had begun to develop and the tail to elongate, till the comet was for a time lost sight of. From Wordnik.com. [Aether and Gravitation] Reference
He felt that he was a human telescope, that some infernal power could elongate or shut up at pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, October 16, 1841] Reference
The young men were already outside, Urza stretching to elongate his back, Mishra bending at the knees. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers' War]
The drooping sleeves elongate her shoulder-lines, and bring into clearer relief her meagre proportions. From Wordnik.com. [What Dress Makes of Us] Reference
Abdomen: gradually tapering to an acute point at the apex, the sixth segment with an elongate red spot. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Abdomen elongate-subfusiform, longer and much more slender than the thorax; first segment gibbous above. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Astronomers assure us that, after a long lapse of time, it will commence to elongate as an ellipse again. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
If ever a malevolent word from you regarding my wife should come to my ears, I shall elongate yours to such. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Corium: the elongate middle section of the hemelytra which extends from base to membrane below the embolium. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
I mean, I remember Rush Limbaugh saying vote for Hillary Clinton because we want to elongate this thing out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 1, 2008] Reference
Thorax elongate, narrowest in the middle, the prothorax forming a neck anteriorly; legs elongate and very slender. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
Trousers are being designed to elongate the body, often starting trim at the hip and flowing to a graceful wide leg. From Wordnik.com. [Designers Throw a Pajama Party] Reference
All you have to do to add range to this is elongate the tube and put in more solid propellant and you can get it further. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2006] Reference
The denial burst from Jude before he could properly restrain himself, his face tightened and his teeth started to elongate. From Wordnik.com. [Sexy Beast IV]
These little buds elongate into long shoots, produce flowers the following year, which flowers exhibit the same peculiarity. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
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