widener
/ˈwaɪdənər/
noun
- A tool or device used to make something wider.
- A pipe widener is essential for fitting different plumbing parts together.
- She bought a ring widener to make her grandmother's ring fit her finger.
- The shoemaker used a shoe widener to stretch the leather.
- Something that increases the width or scope of something else.
- This course is a career widener, giving you skills in many fields.
- Reading is a great mind widener, exposing you to new ideas.
- The new highway acts as a widener of economic opportunities for the region.