lengthen

Object

• lifespan: This procedure has been shown to lengthen the lifespan of such cells, possibly to immortality, without grossly affecting their observable phenotype.
• shadow: As the shadows lengthened, they settled down to sleep after a long day's running.
• duration: Exfoliation will remove dead skin that would otherwise flake off and helps to promote even coverage and lengthen the duration of your tan.
• spine: When releasing lengthen the spine as you lift up.
• rally: And you do not win against Natalie Grinham by lengthening the rallies, she loves it too much, running!
• span: The study builds on previous research that used antioxidants to lengthen the life span of nematode worms.

Subject

foot: She was cut just forward of the funnel and lengthened by 36 feet.

Modifying Another Word

• considerably: The time it takes for lenders to give buyers a mortgage quote has also lengthened considerably.
• gradually: The fifth movement is a jig or waltz where the phrase lengths are, unlike the first movement, gradually lengthened.
• slightly: NB - To be slightly lengthened with an introduction for future general audience showing.
• significantly: First of all, the wording has been significantly lengthened, in order to remove ambiguities.
• slowly: The flowers appear first at about 6-8 " , followed by narrow leaves which slowly lengthen to about 12 " .
• greatly: This has greatly lengthened the time required to identify issues within draft policies.

Infinitive complement

accommodate: The platforms should also be lengthened to accommodate 12 car trains.

Present participle complement

wait: We do not plan to miss government targets by lengthening waiting lists for surgery.

Preposition: in

order: This lead must be lengthened in order to stretch round to the AC socket.

Preposition: of

• platform: In some cases lengthening of the platform may not be feasible even in the long-term.
• bone: That was the start of it, a smooth stretch of muscle, a lengthening of bone.
• time: Significantly for the profession, this meant a lengthening of the time that women, married or not, spent in paid work.

Preposition: by

foot: She was cut just forward of the funnel and lengthened by 36 feet.