capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
(noun) a stone that forms the top of wall or building
stretcher
(noun) a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles
stretcher
(noun) a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it
stretcher
(noun) a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stretcher (plural stretchers)
One who, or that which, stretches.
A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
A frame on which a canvas is stretched for painting.
A device to stretch shoes or gloves.
A brick laid with the longest side exposed (compare header).
(architecture) A piece of timber used in building.
(slang) A lie; an overstretching of the truth.
(nautical) A board against which a rower places his feet.
(nautical) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and gripped.
One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
(obsolete) A penis, especially a long penis.
stretcher (third-person singular simple present stretchers, present participle stretchering, simple past and past participle stretchered)
(transitive) To carry (an injured person) on a stretcher.
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Source: Wiktionary
Stretch"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, stretches.
2. (Masonry)
Definition: A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension in the line of direction of the wall. Gwilt.
3. (Arch.)
Definition: A piece of timber used in building.
4. (Naut.) (a) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against which a rower braces his feet. (b) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. Dana.
5. A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or dead persons.
6. An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]
7. One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle.
8. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.
9. The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
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