Noun

• S: (n) span (the complete duration of something) "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
• S: (n) span (the distance or interval between two points)
• S: (n) couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad (two items of the same kind)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) couple [Related to: couple] (bring two objects, ideas, or people together) "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
• W: (v) pair [Related to: pair] (arrange in pairs) "Pair these numbers"
• W: (v) pair [Related to: pair] (occur in pairs)
• S: (n) span (a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches))
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) bridge, span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
• S: (n) straddle, span (the act of sitting or standing astride)

Verb

• S: (v) 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"