[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"span"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour" [*]the distance or interval between two points [*]two items of the same kind [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/couple]couple[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/pair]pair[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/twosome]twosome[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/twain]twain[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/brace]brace[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/yoke]yoke[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/couplet]couplet[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/distich]distich[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/duo]duo[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/duet]duet[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/dyad]dyad[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/duad]duad[/URL]] [*]a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches) [*]a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/bridge]bridge[/URL]] [*]the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/straddle]straddle[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/cross]cross[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/traverse]traverse[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/sweep]sweep[/URL]] [also: [URL=http://www.word.sc/spanning]spanning[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/spanned]spanned[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/span]http://www.word.sc/span[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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