| PROTRACT | • protract v. To draw out; to extend, especially in duration. • protract v. To use a protractor. • protract v. (Surveying) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot. |
| PROTRACTS | • protracts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protract. • PROTRACT v. to prolong. |
| PROTRACTED | • protracted v. Simple past tense and past participle of protract. • protracted adj. Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual. • PROTRACT v. to prolong. |
| PROTRACTOR | • protractor n. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction. • protractor n. A circular or semicircular tool for drawing or measuring angles. • protractor n. (Surgery) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign or offensive matter from a wound. |
| PROTRACTILE | • protractile adj. That can be protracted. • PROTRACTILE adj. able to be thrust out, also PROTRACTIBLE. |
| PROTRACTING | • protracting v. Present participle of protract. • PROTRACT v. to prolong. |
| PROTRACTION | • protraction n. (Uncountable) The condition of being protracted. • protraction n. (Countable) The act of protracting. • protraction n. (Linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable. |
| PROTRACTIVE | • protractive adj. Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying. • PROTRACTIVE adj. serving to protract. |
| PROTRACTORS | • protractors n. Plural of protractor. • PROTRACTOR n. one who, or that which, protracts. |
| PROTRACTEDLY | • protractedly adj. In a protracted manner. • PROTRACTED adv. PROTRACT, to prolong. |
| PROTRACTIBLE | • protractible adj. Able to be protracted or extended. • PROTRACTIBLE adj. able to be thrust out, also PROTRACTILE. |
| PROTRACTIONS | • protractions n. Plural of protraction. • PROTRACTION n. the act of protracting. |
| PROTRACTEDNESS | • protractedness n. The quality of being protracted. • PROTRACTEDNESS n. the state of being protracted. |