to make sth longer
21redundant — adj. 1 (BrE) no longer needed for a job VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sb ▪ the decision to make 800 employees compulsorily redundant ADVERB …
22fashionable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ consider sth …
23wear something out — USE UP, consume, go through. → wear * * * wear something out (or wear out) 1) use or be used until no longer in good condition or working order wearing out the stair carpet | the type was used again and again until it wore out 2) wear… …
24guarantee — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written promise by a company ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ The company offers a full money back guarantee. ▪ lifetime, three year, two year, etc …
25visible — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain, stay ▪ The scars remained visible all her life. ▪ leave sth …
26viable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ None of the projects proved financially viable. ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ …
27extend — /Ik stend/ verb 1 CONTINUE (intransitive always + adv/prep) to continue for a particular distance or over a particular area: across/over/through etc: The River Nile extends as far as Lake Victoria. | extend 100 km/30 yards etc: Smith Point… …
28drag something out — PROLONG, protract, draw out, spin out, string out, extend, lengthen, carry on, keep going, continue. → drag * * * extract information from someone against their will the truth was being dragged out of us * * * ˌdrag sthˈout derived to make sth… …
29string something out — 1 stringing out a story: SPIN OUT, drag out, lengthen. 2 airfields strung out along the Gulf: SPREAD OUT, space out, distribute, scatter. → string * * * cause something to stretch out; prolong something …
30collapse — 1 verb 1 STRUCTURE (I) if a building, wall, piece of furniture etc collapses, it suddenly falls down because its structure is weak or because it has been hit with a sudden violent force: The roof is in danger of collapsing. | Uncle Ted s chair… …
