Exotic, Exotical, a. Foreign, extraneous, not indigenous, not native, derived from abroad.
Expand, v. a.
- 1. Spread, open, unfold, evolve, lay open, spread out.
- 2. Dilate, distend, swell, fill out, blow up.
- 3. Extend, stretch, enlarge, increase, diffuse.
Expand, v. n.
- 1. Open, be unfolded, be spread out.
- 2. Dilate, enlarge, be distended, increase in bulk.
Expanse, n.
- 1. Extent, expansion, stretch, expanded surface.
- 2. [With The.] Firmament, sky, welkin, vault, canopy, arch of heaven, arch of the sky.
Expansion, n.
- 1. Expanding, spreading, opening.
- 2. Dilatation, distension, swelling.
- 3. Enlargement, increase, diffusion.
- 4. Extent, expanse, stretch.
Expansive, a.
- 1. Expanding, dilating, tending to expand or be expanded, to dilate or be dilated.
- 2. Diffusive, pervasive.
- 3. Wide-reaching, comprehensive, wide-embracing, far-reaching, wide-extending.
Ex parte. [L.] One-sided, partisan, one-sidedly, with partisan bias.