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The definition of long

35 Definitions of: long

1. adjective, having relatively great extent in space on a horizontal plane
2. adjective, having relatively great duration in time
3. adjective, a) of a specified number of units in extent or duration b) (in combination)
4. adjective, having or consisting of a relatively large number of items or parts
5. adjective, having greater than the average or expected range
6. adjective, being the longer or longest of alternatives
7. adjective, having more than the average or usual quantity, extent, or duration
8. adjective, seeming to occupy a greater time than is really so
9. adjective, intense or thorough (esp in the phrase a long look)
10. adjective, (of drinks) containing a large quantity of nonalcoholic beverage
11. adjective, (of a garment) reaching to the wearer's ankles
12. adjective, plentifully supplied or endowed (with)
13. adjective, phonetics a) of relatively considerable duration b) classified as long, as distinguished from the quality of other vowels c) (in popular usage) denoting the qualities of the five English vowels in such words as mate, mete, mite, moat, moot, and mute
14. adjective, from end to end; lengthwise
15. adjective, unlikely to win, happen, succeed, etc
16. adjective, prosody a) denoting a vowel of relatively great duration or (esp in classical verse) followed by more than one consonant b) denoting a syllable containing such a vowel c) (in verse that is not quantitative) carrying the emphasis or ictus
17. adjective, finance having or characterized by large holdings of securities or commodities in anticipation of rising prices
18. adjective, cricket (of a fielding position) near the boundary
19. adjective, (of people) tall and slender
20. adjective, in the long run. See run
21. adjective, long in the tooth old or ageing
22. adverb, for a certain time or period
23. adverb, for or during an extensive period of time
24. adverb, at a distant time; quite a bit of time
25. adverb, finance into a position with more security or commodity holdings than are required by sale contracts and therefore dependent on rising prices for profit
26. adverb, as (or so) long as a) for or during just the length of time that b) inasmuch as; since c) provided that; if
27. adverb, no longer not any more; formerly but not now
28. noun, a long time (esp in the phrase for long)
29. noun, a relatively long thing, such as a signal in Morse code
30. noun, a clothing size for tall people, esp in trousers
31. noun, phonetics a long vowel or syllable
32. noun, finance a person with large holdings of a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in its price; bull
33. noun, music a note common in medieval music but now obsolete, having the time value of two breves
34. noun, before long soon
35. noun, the long and the short of it the essential points or facts ▷ See also longs
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1. verb, to have a strong desire
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1. verb, to belong, appertain, or be appropriate
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Synonyms:	lust, hunger, covet, sustain, desire, want, wish, burn, pine, ache	And more...
Antonyms:	short, brief

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