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expand

verb /ɪkspænd/ 2 syllables 6 letters Scrabble 16 WWF 18
Definitions
verb

exaggerate or make bigger

verb

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

verb

expand the influence of

verb

extend in one or more directions

“The dough expands”

verb

grow vigorously

verb

become larger in size or volume or quantity

“his business expanded rapidly”

verb

make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity

“expand the house by adding another wing”

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