The Clue
Eads, e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SPAN
Tags
Notes
The answer SPAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Breadth
Bridge
Connect
Cross
Duration
Stretch
Twosome
Animal team
C follower
Decade or century
Extend over
Farm team
Full extent
Go over
Hand's-breadth
Nine inches
Pair of animals
Pair of horses
Pass over
Reach across
Spick's companion
Stretch over
Stretch of time
Time period
George Washington, e.g.
Limited amount of time
Pair of draft animals
Definition
SPAN as a noun:
1. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
2. the distance or interval between two points
3. (couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad) = two items of the same kind
4. a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5. (bridge, span) = a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
6. (straddle, span) = the act of sitting or standing astride
SPAN as a verb:
1. (cross, traverse, span, sweep) = 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"