long, yearn, hanker, pine, hunger, thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. yearn suggests an eager, …

We use the nouns length, width, depth and height and the adjectives long, wide, deep and high to talk about area and size: …

1. A long time: This won't take long. 2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant. 3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.

If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does. Go to sleep. I've got a long day …

Idioms the long and (the) short of it, [~ + be + (that) clause] the essential point or end result: The long and short of it is that they'll have to sell the house.

Find 119 different ways to say LONG, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

2 days ago · Wide may be used instead of long when referring to a left-to-right horizontal dimension, or to a horizontal dimension shorter than that described as long (for example, a …

The new method, developed in the US, involved placing a lengthening nail - known as a motorised telescopic nail - on the surface of Alfie's femur, the long bone in the thigh.

Police are going through the lengthy process of re-examining all the evidence. He faces a lengthy prison sentence. long-running [only before noun] continuing for a long time – used especially …

Definition of long adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.