Distend

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters

Definition of Distend

intransitive verb

To swell out or expand, especially from internal pressure.
"The puppies ate until their stomachs distended."
To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate.
"Fluid distends a blister."

noun

To stretch or spread in all directions; dilate; expand; swell out; enlarge: as, to distend a bladder; to distend the lungs.
To stretch in any direction; extend.
To widen; spread apart.

Anagrams of Distend

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "distend":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

deist dents didst diets dined dines dints dites edits inset neist nided nides nites senti+11 more

4-LETTER WORDS

deni dens dent died dies diet dine dins dint dite dits edit ends ides nest+7 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "distend" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

abound aboveground abscond addend adherend aforehand aground airbound aland almond amend ampersand analysand and append+5 more

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