Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stretcher

4 senses of stretcher

Sense 1
stretcher -- (a wooden framework on which canvas is stretched and fixed for oil painting)
       => framework -- (a structure supporting or containing something)

Sense 2
stretcher -- (a mechanical device used to make something larger (as shoes or gloves) by stretching it)
       => mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Sense 3
stretcher -- (a litter for transporting people who are ill or wounded or dead; usually consists of a sheet of canvas stretched between two poles)
       => litter -- (conveyance consisting of a chair or bed carried on two poles by bearers)

Sense 4
capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher -- (a stone that forms the top of wall or building)
       => stone -- (building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose; "he wanted a special stone to mark the site")