Definition of long

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Long (adv.) Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?.

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Coward :: Coward (a.) Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of, base fear or timidity..
Form :: Form (n.) A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society..
Moineau :: Moineau (n.) A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain..
Chimney :: Chimney (n.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein..
Emu Wren :: Emu wren () A small wrenlike Australian bird (Stipiturus malachurus), having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu feathers..
Scurry :: Scurry (v. i.) To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the rabbit scurried away..
Quicksand :: Quicksand (n.) Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it..
By :: By (pref.) On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.
Boa :: Boa (n.) A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor..
Crane''s-bill :: Crane's-bill (n.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane..
Skim :: Skim (v. t.) To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to glide swiftly along the surface of.
Down :: Down (adv.) In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down a well..
Longeval :: Longeval (a.) Long-loved; longevous.
Episcopalian :: Episcopalian (n.) One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church..
Pestalozzian :: Pestalozzian (a.) Belonging to, or characteristic of, a system of elementary education which combined manual training with other instruction, advocated and practiced by Jean Henri Pestalozzi (1746-1827), a Swiss teacher..
Moon-culminating :: Moon-culminating (a.) Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude..
Partridge :: Partridge (n.) Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera..
Custom :: Custom (n.) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription..
Capuchin :: Capuchin (n.) A long-tailed South American monkey (Cabus capucinus), having the forehead naked and wrinkled, with the hair on the crown reflexed and resembling a monk's cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; -- called also capucine monkey, weeper, sajou, sapajou, and sai..
Rake :: Rake (n.) An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth..
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